Lyman Viaduct (buried) is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Westchester, CT. It is mostly level, with 177 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi187 – 292 ft · steepest grade: 25%2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.57243, -72.43438
Nearest town Westchester, CT
Directions
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Lyman Viaduct (buried)
2.7 mi · ▲ 177 ft · 59 min
Elevation 187–292 ft
Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest
Trailhead: 41.57243, -72.43438
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.5 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 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 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
92% dirt8% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F63°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 2.1″ yesterday (3.3″ 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
91°71°
18%
Fri
94°72°
30%
Sat
92°71°
37%
Sun
93°68°
19%
Mon
94°72°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Pines 2.6 mi · ▲ 309 ft
- Lyman Viaduct (buried) 2.9 mi · ▲ 205 ft
- River Road 4.1 mi · ▲ 113 ft
- Double Down–Low Road, 7 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 439 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 349 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail 6 mi · ▲ 404 ft
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