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River Road is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Westchester, CT. It climbs 323 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi121 – 292 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: River Road 41.56397, -72.43957
Nearest town Westchester, CT

Directions

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River Road

6.8 mi · ▲ 323 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 123–292 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

  1. Start on River Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 1.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
  5. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  7. 250 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  9. 150 ftBear left onto Lyman Viaduct (buried), heading N.
  10. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  12. 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  14. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 1.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  17. 350 ftBear right onto River Road, heading N.
  18. 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% dirt37% gravel3% 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

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