Jones Street Pond & Grayville Road
3.9 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Jones Street Pond & Grayville Road is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Hope Valley, CT. The route reaches Jones Street Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 310 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Jones Street Pond & Grayville Road
3.9 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 331–533 ft
Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest
Trailhead: 41.63091, -72.37891
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Grayville Road, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach Jones Street Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 500 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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