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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

  1. Start on Air Line State Park Trail, heading SW.
  2. 2.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  6. 150 ftBear left onto Lyman Viaduct (buried), heading W.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto Low Road, heading W.
  8. 0.9 miBear left onto Upper Packard Goose, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 450 ftBear left onto Middle Road, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tea, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Middle Road, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto High Road, heading NW.
  14. 0.7 miTurn left onto Good Friday, heading NW.
  15. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left onto Skip the Fire Road, heading NW.
  17. 0.7 miReach Low Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left onto Good Friday, heading SW.
  20. 400 ftTurn right onto High Road, heading SE.
  21. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Middle Road, heading SE.
  22. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tea, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Middle Road, heading SE.
  24. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  25. 450 ftBear left onto Upper Packard Goose, heading S.
  26. 0.5 miBear right onto Low Road, heading SW.
  27. 0.9 miTurn left onto Lyman Viaduct (buried), heading S.
  28. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  29. 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
  30. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  31. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  32. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
  34. 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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