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Salmon River State Forest

Yellow Ribbon Tree–Air Line Viewpoint, 9 sights

14 mi · ▲ 824 ft · 5 hr 5 min

Yellow Ribbon Tree–Air Line Viewpoint, 9 sights is a 14-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Westchester, CT. The route passes Cranberry Bog, Bell Company Pond, Artistic Wire Company Pond and Yellow Ribbon Tree before reaching Air Line Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 824 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi121 – 456 ft · steepest grade: 25%14.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: River Road 41.56397, -72.43957
Nearest town Westchester, CT
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Yellow Ribbon Tree–Air Line Viewpoint, 9 sights

14 mi · ▲ 824 ft · 5 hr 5 min

Elevation 123–456 ft

Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest

Trailhead: River Road · 41.56397, -72.43957

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on River Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 1.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
  5. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  7. 250 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  9. 150 ftBear left onto Lyman Viaduct (buried), heading N.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right onto Low Road, heading W.
  11. 0.8 miTurn left onto CQT, heading NW.
  12. 0.6 miBear right onto Rapallo Viaduct (buried), heading W.
  13. 1.6 miPass Cranberry Bog.
  14. 0.4 miPass Bell Company Pond.
  15. 50 ftPass Artistic Wire Company Pond.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Air Line Trail, heading W.
  17. 500 ftPass Air Line Viewpoint.
  18. 100 ftReach Yellow Ribbon Tree, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Rapallo Viaduct (buried), heading SE.
  20. 0.4 miBear left onto CQT, heading E.
  21. 0.6 miTurn right onto Low Road, heading E.
  22. 0.8 miTurn left onto Lyman Viaduct (buried), heading S.
  23. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  24. 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
  25. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  26. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  27. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  28. 1.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  29. 350 ftBear right onto River Road, heading NE.
  30. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bell-company-pond-bell-company-pond-out-back-4-lakes-25-km

Trail surface

72% dirt26% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F64°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 2.1″ yesterday (3.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 79°64°
Thu 89°70° 18%
Fri 95°72° 30%
Sat 93°71° 37%
Sun 93°70° 19%
Mon 95°72°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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