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Dickinson Road Connector & River Road is a 4-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near North Westchester, CT. It climbs 311 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi121 – 276 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: River Road 41.58140, -72.42534
Nearest town North Westchester, CT

Directions

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Dickinson Road Connector & River Road

4 mi · ▲ 311 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 122–275 ft

Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest

Trailhead: River Road · 41.58140, -72.42534

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on River Road, heading S.
  2. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Dickinson Road Connector, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miReach River Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 1.3 miBear left onto River Road, heading N.
  8. 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

90% dirt3% gravel7% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity83%
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°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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