River Road is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Westchester, CT. It climbs 456 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi121 – 282 ft7.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: River Road 41.56397, -72.43957
Nearest town Westchester, CT
Directions
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River Road
6.7 mi · ▲ 456 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Elevation 121–281 ft
Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest
Trailhead: River Road · 41.56397, -72.43957
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 on River Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right onto Pines, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right onto River Road, heading E.
- 1.2 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
60% dirt38% gravel2% 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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- River Road 6.6 mi · ▲ 382 ft
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- River Road 7 mi · ▲ 351 ft
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