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Salmon River State Forest

Cowgirl–Good Friday, 6 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 498 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Cowgirl–Good Friday, 6 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Marlborough, CT. It climbs 498 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi292 – 594 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Skip the Fire Road 41.60251, -72.47031
Nearest town Marlborough, CT
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Cowgirl–Good Friday, 6 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 498 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 293–594 ft

Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest

Trailhead: Skip the Fire Road · 41.60251, -72.47031

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start on Skip the Fire Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Good Friday, heading SE.
  4. 400 ftTurn right onto High Road, heading S.
  5. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Middle Road, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tea, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Middle Road, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 450 ftBear left onto Upper Packard Goose, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miSharp left onto Low Road, heading SE.
  11. 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
  12. 1.1 miBear right onto Cowgirl, heading SW.
  13. 0.4 miSharp right onto Skip the Fire Road, heading SW.
  14. 0.4 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/cowgirl-good-friday-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F64°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (2.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 79°64°
Thu 86°69° 21%
Fri 94°71° 32%
Sat 92°70° 39%
Sun 93°70° 20%
Mon 93°71°

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