Salmon River State Forest

Grayville Road

3 mi · ▲ 259 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Grayville Road is a 3-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Hope Valley, CT. It climbs 259 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi285 – 532 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.62799, -72.38756
Nearest town Hope Valley, CT

Directions

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Grayville Road

3 mi · ▲ 259 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 286–531 ft

Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest

Trailhead: 41.62799, -72.38756

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 400 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Grayville Road, heading S.
  9. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

68% dirt32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM — 1 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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