Salmon River State Forest

Jones Street Pond via Grayville Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 233 ft · 45 min

Jones Street Pond via Grayville Road is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Hope Valley, CT. The route reaches Jones Street Pond at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 233 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi289 – 535 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Grayville Road 41.61521, -72.37320
Nearest town Hope Valley, CT

Directions

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Jones Street Pond via Grayville Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 233 ft · 45 min

Elevation 290–533 ft

Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest

Trailhead: Grayville Road · 41.61521, -72.37320

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Grayville Road, heading W.
  2. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.8 miSharp right, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miReach Jones Street Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 150 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

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 1″ yesterday (1.9″ 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 79°63°
Thu 87°69° 20%
Fri 94°71° 31%
Sat 92°70° 39%
Sun 93°70° 19%
Mon 94°71°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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