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
Directions
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Grayville Road, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto blowdown bypass, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Judd Brook Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 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 surface
62% dirt6% gravel32% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F61°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 1″ yesterday (1.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed
79°62°
Thu
91°70°
19%
Fri
94°71°
30%
Sat
93°69°
39%
Sun
93°67°
19%
Mon
94°72°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Air Line State Park Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Judd Brook Trail via Air Line State Park Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 145 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 202 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 147 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 230 ft
- Jones Street Pond via Air Line State Park Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 408 ft
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