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Salmon River State Forest

Old Willimantic Turnpike

2.4 mi · ▲ 264 ft · 56 min

Old Willimantic Turnpike is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Four Corners, CT. It climbs 264 ft. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi282 – 522 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.64488, -72.43623
Nearest town Four Corners, CT
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Old Willimantic Turnpike

2.4 mi · ▲ 264 ft · 56 min

Elevation 281–520 ft

Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest

Trailhead: 41.64488, -72.43623

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 100 ftBear right onto Old Willimantic Turnpike, heading N.
  8. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  11. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miArrive 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/old-willimantic-turnpike-out-back-4-km-6651

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity76%
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 80°64°
Thu 87°69° 24%
Fri 94°71° 32%
Sat 92°70° 41%
Sun 93°70° 20%
Mon 94°71° 15%

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