AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Salmon River State Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi331 – 535 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.63091, -72.37891
Nearest town Hope Valley, CT
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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 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 at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  12. 0.5 miSharp right onto Grayville Road, heading SE.
  13. 0.6 miReach Jones Street Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
  15. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  16. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 500 ftBear left, heading NW.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  25. 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/jones-street-pond-jones-street-pond-out-back-6-km-5bcc

Trail surface

88% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1.7″ 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 80°63°
Thu 91°70° 20%
Fri 94°71° 31%
Sat 92°70° 39%
Sun 93°67° 19%
Mon 94°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 3 min before dark.

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