Salmon River State Forest

Old Willimantic Turnpike Loop

3.6 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Old Willimantic Turnpike Loop is a 3.6-mile loop in Salmon River State Forest near Four Corners, CT. It climbs 310 ft. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi282 – 522 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.64730, -72.43246
Nearest town Four Corners, CT

Directions

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Old Willimantic Turnpike Loop

3.6 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 281–520 ft

Loop · Salmon River State Forest

Trailhead: 41.64730, -72.43246

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  3. 0.9 miTurn left onto Old Willimantic Turnpike, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  7. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 1.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 1″ yesterday (1.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 79°63°
Thu 86°69° 24%
Fri 94°71° 32%
Sat 91°70° 41%
Sun 93°70° 20%
Mon 93°71° 15%

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