CQT–Daly Rd Trail, 3 sights is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near North Westchester, CT. It climbs 735 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi141 – 407 ft10.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail 41.58428, -72.40067
Nearest town North Westchester, CT
Directions
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CQT–Daly Rd Trail, 3 sights
10.4 mi · ▲ 735 ft · 3 hr 50 min
Elevation 142–408 ft
Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest
Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail · 41.58428, -72.40067
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Air Line State Park Trail, heading SW.
- 2.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Lyman Viaduct (buried), heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Low Road, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto CQT, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Daly Rd Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Low Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto CQT, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Low Road, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Lyman Viaduct (buried), heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 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
82% dirt8% gravel1% boardwalk9% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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