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Higher than High Road–Low Road, 3 sights is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near North Westchester, CT. It climbs 737 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi141 – 482 ft · steepest grade: 17%10.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail 41.58428, -72.40067
Nearest town North Westchester, CT

Directions

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Higher than High Road–Low Road, 3 sights

10.2 mi · ▲ 737 ft · 3 hr 46 min

Elevation 142–483 ft

Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest

Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail · 41.58428, -72.40067

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Air Line State Park Trail, heading SW.
  2. 2.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  6. 150 ftBear left onto Lyman Viaduct (buried), heading W.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto Low Road, heading W.
  8. 0.9 miBear left onto Upper Packard Goose, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 450 ftTurn left onto Tea, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miSharp left onto Higher than High Road, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftReach Low Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 50 ftSharp right onto Tea, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 450 ftBear left onto Upper Packard Goose, heading SW.
  16. 0.5 miBear right onto Low Road, heading SE.
  17. 0.9 miTurn left onto Lyman Viaduct (buried), heading SE.
  18. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  19. 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  21. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading N.
  24. 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

84% dirt8% gravel1% boardwalk7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:05 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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