Day Pond–Day Pond State Park Beach, 4 sights is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Westchester, CT. The route passes Day Pond State Park Beach and Day Pond before reaching Day Pond State Park Beach at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It climbs 806 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi138 – 476 ft9.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.56483, -72.44416
Nearest town Westchester, CT
Directions
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Day Pond–Day Pond State Park Beach, 4 sights
9.6 mi · ▲ 806 ft · 3 hr 36 min
Elevation 137–477 ft
Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest
Trailhead: 41.56483, -72.44416
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 63°F / low 56° · precip 84% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.7 miBear left onto Day Pond Road, heading S.
- 0.8 miPass Day Pond State Park Beach.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto South Loop (SRT), heading SE.
- 250 ftPass Day Pond State Park Beach.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach Day Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Day Pond Road, heading SW.
- 1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading NW.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
62% dirt1% gravel1% boardwalk36% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 63°F56°
Precip84%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity97%
Rained 1.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:52 PM
Mon
67°58°
31%
Tue
59°49°
21%
Wed
65°49°
Thu
66°46°
Fri
62°51°
38%
Sat
60°52°
38%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~116 min). Leave by 4:37 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Air Line State Park Trail 7.7 mi · ▲ 508 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 454 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 584 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail 8 mi · ▲ 568 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail 8.7 mi · ▲ 627 ft
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