Dickinson Road Connector–Pines, 3 sights is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near North Westchester, CT. It climbs 971 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi121 – 495 ft · steepest grade: 16%11.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail 41.58428, -72.40067
Nearest town North Westchester, CT
Directions
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Dickinson Road Connector–Pines, 3 sights
10.8 mi · ▲ 971 ft · 4 hr 5 min
Elevation 121–495 ft
Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest
Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail · 41.58428, -72.40067
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Air Line State Park Trail, heading SW.
- 2.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Dickinson Road Connector, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Dickinson Road Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Pines, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Dickinson Road Connector, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Pines, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Lyman Viaduct (buried), heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 3.3 miSharp left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 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
50% dirt5% gravel1% boardwalk44% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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