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
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right onto Pines, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Low Road, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Upper Packard Goose, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left onto Middle Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tea, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Middle Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto High Road, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach Low Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Middle Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tea, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Middle Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left onto Upper Packard Goose, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Low Road, heading SE.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Pines, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 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
Other ways to reach this destination
More from River Road Trailhead
- Air Line State Park Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 197 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail 4 mi · ▲ 349 ft
- Pines 4.2 mi · ▲ 417 ft
- Lyman Viaduct (buried) 4.3 mi · ▲ 285 ft
- Lyman Viaduct (buried) 4.5 mi · ▲ 313 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 403 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near North Westchester, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near North Westchester, Connecticut