Day Pond Brook Falls & River Road is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near North Westchester, CT. The route reaches Day Pond Brook Falls at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 321 ft. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi138 – 246 ft4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: River Road 41.58140, -72.42534
Nearest town North Westchester, CT
Directions
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Day Pond Brook Falls & River Road
4.5 mi · ▲ 321 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 137–246 ft
Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest
Trailhead: River Road · 41.58140, -72.42534
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on River Road, heading S.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto Day Pond Brook Spur, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Day Pond Brook Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto River Road, heading SW.
- 200 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
26% dirt3% gravel2% boardwalk69% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 1.3″ yesterday (2.1″ 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
80°63°
Thu
92°71°
18%
Fri
95°72°
30%
Sat
93°71°
38%
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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