River Road is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Westchester, CT. It is mostly level, with 234 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi177 – 285 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.56483, -72.44416
Nearest town Westchester, CT
Directions
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River Road
3.6 mi · ▲ 234 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 176–285 ft
Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest
Trailhead: 41.56483, -72.44416
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miBear left onto River Road, heading N.
- 350 ftReach River Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftBear right, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 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 surface
91% dirt3% gravel6% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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