Salmon River State Forest

Grayville Road

2.6 mi · ▲ 235 ft · 59 min

Grayville Road is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Hope Valley, CT. It is mostly level, with 235 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi285 – 532 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.62718, -72.39067
Nearest town Hope Valley, CT

Directions

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Grayville Road

2.6 mi · ▲ 235 ft · 59 min

Elevation 286–531 ft

Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest

Trailhead: 41.62718, -72.39067

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 400 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Grayville Road, heading S.
  10. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  16. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.3 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

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 1″ yesterday (1.6″ 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 79°63°
Thu 86°68° 21%
Fri 93°71° 31%
Sat 91°70° 40%
Sun 93°69° 20%
Mon 93°71° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

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