Salmon River, Colchester, Late April 2015.jpg
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Day Pond Road is a 4-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near North Westchester, CT. It climbs 483 ft. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi138 – 449 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.57349, -72.41580
Nearest town North Westchester, CT

Directions

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Day Pond Road

4 mi · ▲ 483 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 137–450 ft

Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest

Trailhead: 41.57349, -72.41580

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 1.1 miBear left onto Day Pond Road, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

18% dirt82% 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° 18%
Fri 94°71° 30%
Sat 92°70° 38%
Sun 93°67° 19%
Mon 93°71°

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