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Salmon River State Forest

Good Friday–High Road, 5 sights

16 mi · ▲ 1,545 ft · 6 hr 6 min

Good Friday–High Road, 5 sights is a 16-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Westchester, CT. It climbs 1,545 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi138 – 594 ft16.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.54990, -72.43577
Nearest town Westchester, CT
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Good Friday–High Road, 5 sights

16 mi · ▲ 1,545 ft · 6 hr 6 min

Elevation 137–595 ft

Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest

Trailhead: 41.54990, -72.43577

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Salmon River Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Day Pond Road, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 1.7 miTurn left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
  9. 1.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  11. 250 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftBear left onto Lyman Viaduct (buried), heading N.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right onto Low Road, heading W.
  15. 0.9 miBear left onto Upper Packard Goose, heading NW.
  16. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 450 ftBear left onto Middle Road, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tea, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Middle Road, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto High Road, heading NW.
  21. 0.7 miTurn left onto Good Friday, heading N.
  22. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 250 ftReach Salmon River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right onto High Road, heading NW.
  25. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Middle Road, heading E.
  26. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tea, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Middle Road, heading SE.
  28. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  29. 450 ftBear left onto Upper Packard Goose, heading SE.
  30. 0.5 miBear right onto Low Road, heading SW.
  31. 0.9 miTurn left onto Lyman Viaduct (buried), heading S.
  32. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  33. 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
  34. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  35. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  36. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  37. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
  38. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  39. 1.7 miBear left onto Day Pond Road, heading SW.
  40. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  41. 0.1 miTurn left onto Salmon River Trail, heading SE.
  42. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  43. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  44. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  45. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/day-pond-brook-falls-good-friday-out-back-6-sights-25-km

Trail surface

76% dirt24% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 2.2″ yesterday (3.6″ 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°64°
Thu 91°70° 17%
Fri 94°71° 30%
Sat 92°70° 36%
Sun 93°67° 18%
Mon 94°71°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 3 min before dark.

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