River Road is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Westchester, CT. It climbs 315 ft. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi121 – 285 ft6.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.56483, -72.44416
Nearest town Westchester, CT
Directions
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River Road
6.1 mi · ▲ 315 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Elevation 123–285 ft
Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest
Trailhead: 41.56483, -72.44416
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 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.
- 1.2 miSharp right, 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 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 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
54% dirt42% gravel4% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F64°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity82%
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
89°70°
18%
Fri
95°72°
30%
Sat
93°71°
37%
Sun
93°70°
19%
Mon
95°72°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Dickinson Road Connector & Pines 2.4 mi · ▲ 311 ft
- CQT–Low Road, 6 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 183 ft
- River Road 3.6 mi · ▲ 234 ft
- Higher than High Road–Low Road, 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 337 ft
- CQT–Long Climb, 8 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 455 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 454 ft
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