Good Friday–High Road, 5 sights is a 13.4-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near North Westchester, CT. It climbs 1,014 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi141 – 594 ft13.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail 41.58428, -72.40067
Nearest town North Westchester, CT
Directions
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Good Friday–High Road, 5 sights
13.4 mi · ▲ 1,014 ft · 4 hr 58 min
Elevation 142–594 ft
Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest
Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail · 41.58428, -72.40067
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Air Line State Park Trail, heading SW.
- 2.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Lyman Viaduct (buried), heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Low Road, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Upper Packard Goose, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left onto Middle Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tea, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Middle Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto High Road, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Good Friday, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Skip the Fire Road, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach Low Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Good Friday, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn right onto High Road, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Middle Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tea, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Middle Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left onto Upper Packard Goose, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Low Road, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Lyman Viaduct (buried), heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
79% dirt6% gravel1% boardwalk14% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:05 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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