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Salmon River State Forest

Cowgirl–Good Friday Loop, 4 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 373 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Cowgirl–Good Friday Loop, 4 sights is a 3.6-mile loop in Salmon River State Forest near Marlborough, CT. It climbs 373 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi312 – 594 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Quinn to High Road 41.60001, -72.47047
Nearest town Marlborough, CT
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Cowgirl–Good Friday Loop, 4 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 373 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 312–594 ft

Loop · Salmon River State Forest

Trailhead: Quinn to High Road · 41.60001, -72.47047

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start on Quinn to High Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cowgirl, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 1.1 miBear right onto Low Road, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Middle Road, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tea, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Middle Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto High Road, heading W.
  9. 0.7 miTurn left onto Good Friday, heading N.
  10. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Skip the Fire Road, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Quinn to High Road, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miThe loop closes 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/cowgirl-loop

Trail surface

69% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

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