River Road is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Westchester, CT. It climbs 436 ft. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi121 – 256 ft7.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: River Road 41.56397, -72.43957
Nearest town Westchester, CT
Directions
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River Road
7.1 mi · ▲ 436 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Elevation 123–257 ft
Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest
Trailhead: River Road · 41.56397, -72.43957
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 63°F / low 56° · precip 84% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 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 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.7 miBear left onto Day Pond Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right onto River Road, heading SW.
- 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
36% gravel19% dirt1% boardwalk44% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 63°F56°
Precip84%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity97%
Rained 1.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:52 PM
Mon
67°58°
31%
Tue
59°49°
21%
Wed
65°49°
Thu
66°46°
Fri
62°51°
38%
Sat
60°52°
38%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from River Road Trailhead
- Cranberry Bog–CQT, 5 sights 13.1 mi · ▲ 854 ft
- River Road 7 mi · ▲ 351 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 230 ft
- Yellow Ribbon Tree–Air Line Viewpoint, 9 sights 14 mi · ▲ 824 ft
- River Road 6.7 mi · ▲ 456 ft
- River Road 6.6 mi · ▲ 382 ft
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