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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 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
OvercastTemperature 79°F64°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity82%
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
79°64°
Thu
89°70°
18%
Fri
95°72°
30%
Sat
93°71°
37%
Sun
93°70°
19%
Mon
95°72°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~116 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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