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Salmon River State Forest

Comstock Bridge Connector (SRT) Viewpoint–Day Pond, 5 sights

4 mi · ▲ 420 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Comstock Bridge Connector (SRT) Viewpoint–Day Pond, 5 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Westchester, CT. The route passes Day Pond State Park Beach, Day Pond and Comstock Bridge Connector (SRT) Viewpoint. It climbs 420 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi75 – 476 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Yellow 41.55930, -72.41974
Nearest town Westchester, CT
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Comstock Bridge Connector (SRT) Viewpoint–Day Pond, 5 sights

4 mi · ▲ 420 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 75–477 ft

Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest

Trailhead: Yellow · 41.55930, -72.41974

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Day Pond State Park Beach.
  3. 50 ftPass Day Pond.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  5. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto South Loop (SRT), heading SW.
  7. 300 ftTurn right onto Day Pond Road, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.9 miPass Comstock Bridge Connector (SRT) Viewpoint.
  10. 350 ftBear right onto Comstock Bridge Connector (SRT), heading SW.
  11. 0.4 miReach Comstock Bridge Connector (SRT) Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  13. 0.9 miTurn right onto Day Pond Road, heading E.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left onto South Loop (SRT), heading SE.
  15. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  16. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftArrive 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/comstock-bridge-connector-srt-viewpoint-day-pond-state-park-beach-out-back-5-beaches-5-km

Trail surface

78% dirt2% gravel20% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F62°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity79%
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 78°63°
Thu 91°70° 17%
Fri 94°71° 30%
Sat 92°70° 37%
Sun 93°67° 18%
Mon 93°71°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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