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Salmon River State Forest

Old Willimantic Turnpike

3.7 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Old Willimantic Turnpike is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Four Corners, CT. It is mostly level, with 249 ft of elevation gain. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi282 – 522 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.66003, -72.44301
Nearest town Four Corners, CT
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Old Willimantic Turnpike

3.7 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 281–520 ft

Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest

Trailhead: 41.66003, -72.44301

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left onto Old Willimantic Turnpike, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  13. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 50 ftArrive 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-6-km-5908

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 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 80°63°
Thu 91°70° 25%
Fri 94°72° 32%
Sat 93°71° 41%
Sun 94°67° 21%
Mon 94°73° 15%

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