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Salmon River State Forest

Grayville Road & Judd Brook Trail

7 mi · ▲ 494 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Grayville Road & Judd Brook Trail is a 7-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Amston, CT. It climbs 494 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi262 – 443 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.61136, -72.35697
Nearest town Amston, CT
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Grayville Road & Judd Brook Trail

7 mi · ▲ 494 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Elevation 261–442 ft

Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest

Trailhead: 41.61136, -72.35697

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miBear left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Grayville Road, heading N.
  12. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  15. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  17. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 0.4 miBear left onto blowdown bypass, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  25. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  27. 450 ftTurn left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading E.
  28. 250 ftSharp right onto Judd Brook Trail, heading E.
  29. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  30. 1.2 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/grayville-falls-out-back-11-km-9236

Trail surface

62% dirt6% gravel32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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