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Salmon River State Forest

Day Pond–Day Pond State Park Beach, 4 sights

2.8 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Day Pond–Day Pond State Park Beach, 4 sights is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Westchester, CT. The route passes Day Pond State Park Beach and Day Pond. It is mostly level, with 174 ft of elevation gain. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi394 – 538 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Day Pond Road 41.55696, -72.42232
Nearest town Westchester, CT
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Day Pond–Day Pond State Park Beach, 4 sights

2.8 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 394–538 ft

Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest

Trailhead: Day Pond Road · 41.55696, -72.42232

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on South Loop (SRT), heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Day Pond State Park Beach.
  3. 50 ftPass Day Pond.
  4. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  5. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  6. 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
  7. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miBear left onto Shailor Hill Road, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miReach Day Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  15. 450 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  16. 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
  17. 300 ftTurn left onto North Loop (SRT), heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 150 ftContinue straight onto South Loop (SRT), heading SE.
  20. 150 ftArrive 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-day-pond-state-park-beach-out-back-4-beaches-via-north-loop-srt

Trail surface

40% dirt2% gravel58% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F62°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity79%
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 78°63°
Thu 91°70° 17%
Fri 94°71° 30%
Sat 92°70° 37%
Sun 93°67° 18%
Mon 93°71°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 3 min before dark.

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