Day Pond Brook Falls–Cranberry Bog, 5 sights is a 14.7-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near East Hampton, CT. The route passes Cranberry Bog before reaching Day Pond Brook Falls at the turnaround, 7.3 miles in. It climbs 963 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi138 – 443 ft · steepest grade: 16%14.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Air Line Trail 41.57824, -72.49239
Nearest town East Hampton, CT
Directions
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Day Pond Brook Falls–Cranberry Bog, 5 sights
14.7 mi · ▲ 963 ft · 5 hr 23 min
Elevation 137–444 ft
Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest
Trailhead: Air Line Trail · 41.57824, -72.49239
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Cranberry Bog.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Rapallo Viaduct (buried), heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto CQT, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Low Road, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Lyman Viaduct (buried), heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto Day Pond Brook Spur, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Day Pond Brook Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Lyman Viaduct (buried), heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Low Road, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto CQT, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Rapallo Viaduct (buried), heading W.
- 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
76% dirt1% boardwalk23% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (3.1″ 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
88°69°
19%
Fri
94°71°
32%
Sat
92°70°
37%
Sun
92°70°
19%
Mon
94°72°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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