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Salmon River State Forest

Yellow Ribbon Tree–Bell Company Pond, 8 sights

15.2 mi · ▲ 1,053 ft · 5 hr 36 min

Yellow Ribbon Tree–Bell Company Pond, 8 sights is a 15.2-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Westchester, CT. The route passes Cranberry Bog, Bell Company Pond and Artistic Wire Company Pond before reaching Yellow Ribbon Tree at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 1,053 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi112 – 456 ft15.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.56769, -72.43691
Nearest town Westchester, CT
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Yellow Ribbon Tree–Bell Company Pond, 8 sights

15.2 mi · ▲ 1,053 ft · 5 hr 36 min

Elevation 111–456 ft

Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest

Trailhead: 41.56769, -72.43691

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 1.6 miTurn left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading W.
  4. 1.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  8. 150 ftBear left onto Lyman Viaduct (buried), heading E.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Low Road, heading W.
  10. 0.8 miTurn left onto CQT, heading N.
  11. 0.6 miBear right onto Rapallo Viaduct (buried), heading W.
  12. 1.6 miPass Cranberry Bog.
  13. 0.4 miPass Bell Company Pond.
  14. 50 ftPass Artistic Wire Company Pond.
  15. 150 ftContinue straight onto Air Line Trail, heading W.
  16. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 50 ftReach Yellow Ribbon Tree, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Rapallo Viaduct (buried), heading SE.
  20. 0.4 miBear left onto CQT, heading E.
  21. 0.6 miTurn right onto Low Road, heading NE.
  22. 0.8 miTurn left onto Lyman Viaduct (buried), heading SE.
  23. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  24. 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
  25. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  26. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  27. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
  29. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  30. 1.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  31. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/yellow-ribbon-tree-bell-company-pond-out-back-10-lakes

Trail surface

70% dirt7% gravel1% boardwalk22% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F64°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity80%
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 92°71° 18%
Fri 95°72° 30%
Sat 93°71° 37%
Sun 94°68° 19%
Mon 94°72°

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