AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Salmon River State Forest

Entry Trail & Skip the Fire Road

2.8 mi · ▲ 231 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Entry Trail & Skip the Fire Road is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Marlborough, CT. It is mostly level, with 231 ft of elevation gain. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi384 – 597 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Skip the Fire Road 41.60251, -72.47031
Nearest town Marlborough, CT
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Entry Trail & Skip the Fire Road

2.8 mi · ▲ 231 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 383–597 ft

Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest

Trailhead: Skip the Fire Road · 41.60251, -72.47031

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start on Skip the Fire Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Entry Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.6 miReach Skip the Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left onto Skip the Fire Road, heading NW.
  6. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/entry-trail-skip-the-fire-road-out-back

Trail surface

11% dirt89% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F64°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (2.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 79°64°
Thu 86°69° 21%
Fri 94°71° 32%
Sat 92°70° 39%
Sun 93°70° 20%
Mon 93°71°

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