Salmon River, Colchester, Late April 2015.jpg
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Day Pond Road is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near North Westchester, CT. It climbs 541 ft. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi138 – 449 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Day Pond Road

4.3 mi · ▲ 541 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 137–450 ft

Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest

Trailhead: 41.57349, -72.41580

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 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 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 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

24% dirt76% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

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