Day Pond–Day Pond State Park Beach, 4 sights is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near North Westchester, CT. The route passes Day Pond State Park Beach and Day Pond before reaching Day Pond State Park Beach at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 625 ft. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi138 – 476 ft6.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: River Road 41.57896, -72.42459
Nearest town North Westchester, CT
Directions
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Day Pond–Day Pond State Park Beach, 4 sights
6.1 mi · ▲ 625 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Elevation 137–477 ft
Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest
Trailhead: River Road · 41.57896, -72.42459
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue 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.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Day Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Day Pond Road, heading NE.
- 1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 200 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
47% dirt2% boardwalk51% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 1.3″ yesterday (2.1″ 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
80°63°
Thu
92°71°
18%
Fri
95°72°
30%
Sat
93°71°
38%
Sun
94°68°
19%
Mon
94°72°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from River Road Trailhead
- Air Line State Park Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 197 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail 4 mi · ▲ 349 ft
- Pines 4.2 mi · ▲ 417 ft
- Lyman Viaduct (buried) 4.3 mi · ▲ 285 ft
- Lyman Viaduct (buried) 4.5 mi · ▲ 313 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 403 ft
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