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High Road–Low Road, 4 sights is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near North Westchester, CT. It climbs 841 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi121 – 594 ft9.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: River Road 41.57896, -72.42459
Nearest town North Westchester, CT

Directions

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High Road–Low Road, 4 sights

9.4 mi · ▲ 841 ft · 3 hr 33 min

Elevation 121–594 ft

Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest

Trailhead: River Road · 41.57896, -72.42459

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 300 ftSharp left, heading S.
  3. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miSharp right, heading W.
  5. 350 ftBear right onto Pines, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Low Road, heading NW.
  7. 0.9 miBear left onto Upper Packard Goose, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 450 ftBear left onto Middle Road, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tea, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Middle Road, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto High Road, heading NW.
  13. 0.7 miReach Low Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Middle Road, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tea, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Middle Road, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  18. 450 ftBear left onto Upper Packard Goose, heading S.
  19. 0.5 miBear right onto Low Road, heading SE.
  20. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Pines, heading S.
  21. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  22. 350 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  23. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 1.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:05 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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