Higher than High Road–Low Road, 4 sights is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near North Westchester, CT. It climbs 1,089 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi121 – 482 ft10.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.57349, -72.41580
Nearest town North Westchester, CT
Directions
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Higher than High Road–Low Road, 4 sights
10.7 mi · ▲ 1,089 ft · 4 hr 7 min
Elevation 122–483 ft
Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest
Trailhead: 41.57349, -72.41580
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading W.
- 1.6 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 NW.
- 450 ftBear left onto Middle Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tea, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right onto Higher than High Road, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Low Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left onto Tea, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Middle Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left onto Upper Packard Goose, heading SW.
- 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 miContinue straight onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.5 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
73% dirt1% boardwalk26% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F62°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 2.1″ yesterday (3.3″ 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
78°63°
Thu
91°70°
18%
Fri
94°71°
30%
Sat
92°70°
38%
Sun
93°67°
19%
Mon
93°71°
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- Day Pond Road 4 mi · ▲ 483 ft
- Day Pond Road 4.3 mi · ▲ 541 ft
- Day Pond Road 5 mi · ▲ 649 ft
- Pines 7 mi · ▲ 777 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 645 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 673 ft
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