Branford Supply Pond & Lidyhites Pond
5.2 mi · ▲ 261 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Branford Supply Pond & Lidyhites Pond is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Saltonstall Mountain Preserve near Totoket, CT. The route passes Lidyhites Pond before reaching Branford Supply Pond at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 261 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Branford Supply Pond & Lidyhites Pond
5.2 mi · ▲ 261 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 24–163 ft
Out & Back · Saltonstall Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: 41.31478, -72.81924
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 65°F / low 59° · precip 82% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Lidyhites Pond.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftReach Branford Supply Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 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
Weather
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Lidyhites Pond & Linsley Pond 4.2 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Lake Saltonstall & Lidyhites Pond 1.9 mi · ▲ 111 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Totoket, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Totoket, Connecticut