River Road is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Westchester, CT. It climbs 383 ft. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi112 – 246 ft6.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.56769, -72.43691
Nearest town Westchester, CT
Directions
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River Road
6.5 mi · ▲ 383 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Elevation 111–246 ft
Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest
Trailhead: 41.56769, -72.43691
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right onto River Road, heading S.
- 1.3 miReach River Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 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 surface
40% gravel11% dirt1% boardwalk48% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F64°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 2.1″ yesterday (3.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed
79°64°
Thu
92°71°
18%
Fri
95°72°
30%
Sat
93°71°
37%
Sun
94°68°
19%
Mon
94°72°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Comstock Bridge Connector (SRT) Viewpoint & Comstock Bridge Connector (SRT) 3.5 mi · ▲ 477 ft
- Dickinson Road Connector via Air Line State Park Trail 7.7 mi · ▲ 608 ft
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