Dickinson Road Connector & Pines is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Westchester, CT. It climbs 311 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi121 – 335 ft · steepest grade: 25%2.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.56483, -72.44416
Nearest town Westchester, CT
Directions
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Dickinson Road Connector & Pines
2.4 mi · ▲ 311 ft · 57 min
Elevation 121–335 ft
Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest
Trailhead: 41.56483, -72.44416
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 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.
- 100 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
81% dirt19% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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