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

Directions

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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 Sep 20: Rain, high 63°F / low 55° · precip 84% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 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 surface

40% dirt2% gravel58% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 63°F55°
Precip84%Wind2 mphUV1Humidity96%
Rained 1.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 11% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 13% rain5 AM: 6% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 7% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 7% rain10 AM: 35% rain11 AM: 65% rain12 PM: 67% rain1 PM: 84% rain2 PM: 68% rain3 PM: 50% rain4 PM: 52% rain5 PM: 44% rain6 PM: 45% rain7 PM: 26% rain8 PM: 31% rain9 PM: 23% rain10 PM: 27% rain11 PM: 32% rain
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:52 PM
Mon 66°57° 34%
Tue 58°48° 21%
Wed 64°48°
Thu 65°46°
Fri 61°50° 38%
Sat 59°52° 38%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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