Lower Packard Goose–Overlook, 5 sights is a 12.1-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Westchester, CT. It climbs 1,327 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi121 – 525 ft12.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.54990, -72.43577
Nearest town Westchester, CT
Directions
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Lower Packard Goose–Overlook, 5 sights
12.1 mi · ▲ 1,327 ft · 4 hr 42 min
Elevation 121–523 ft
Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest
Trailhead: 41.54990, -72.43577
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Salmon River Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Day Pond Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right onto Pines, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Overlook, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Twin Peaks-Overlook Connector, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Twin Peaks, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Lower Packard Goose, heading N.
- 250 ftReach Salmon River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Twin Peaks, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Twin Peaks-Overlook Connector, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Overlook, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Pines, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.7 miBear left onto Day Pond Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Salmon River Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
70% dirt1% boardwalk29% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM — 0 min before dark.
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