Salmon River Trail

CT Forest and Park.

Salmon river trail. The Salmon River Trail is part of the CFPA Blue Blaze Trails system in Connecticut in the USA. The trail begins just past the forest boundary at the trailhead. 717 Miles as loop Altitude Gain.

Expect to see mixed hardwoods beautiful views of the Salmon River and an enormous glacial erratic. The trail climbs from the Salmon River a few miles to a bluff with multiple viewpoints of the Salmon River Gorge. The Upper Falls Trail leads one mile along the Salmon River to the Salmon River Dam upstream.

Of course this particular lollipop looks like it was drawn by Salvador Dali on drugs but you get the point. The Salmon River Canyon Trail also known as the West Trail is a natural extension of the Salmon River Old Trail. We have also fished the river I believe it is catch-and-release only for trout and more commonly squawfish.

5779 in Hiking 38726 in Trail Running. Salmon River Falls Gorge Trail Info. It is a varied 5 mile lollypop shaped loop with easy parking at the start next to the Iconic Comstock Covered Bridge.

Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness Bull of the Woods Wilderness Opal Creek Wilderness Opal Creek Scenic Recreation Area. The trail soon curves up to the main trailhead for the popular Salmon River Trail marked as the Salmon River West Trailhead at the 25 mile mark. The trail passes through the Salmon River State Forest.

The width varies from narrow to wide with the better tread found on the west and east ends of the. At only 19 miles long one-way the trail parallels the wild and scenic Salmon River and E. Salmon River Trail 742 USFS Green Trails Maps.