Lake Saltonstall Watershed Reserve Land
Lake Saltonstall–Lidyhites Pond, 3 lakes
10 mi · ▲ 610 ft · 3 hr 38 min
Lake Saltonstall–Lidyhites Pond, 3 lakes is a 10-mile out-and-back in Lake Saltonstall Watershed Reserve Land near Branford Hills, CT. The route passes Lake Saltonstall, Lidyhites Pond and Leatherman's Cave. It climbs 610 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Saltonstall–Lidyhites Pond, 3 lakes
10 mi · ▲ 610 ft · 3 hr 38 min
Elevation 27–284 ft
Out & Back · Lake Saltonstall Watershed Reserve Land
Trailhead: 41.29639, -72.83677
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Lake Saltonstall.
- 500 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftPass Lidyhites Pond.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Leatherman's Cave.
- 2.8 miReach Lake Saltonstall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Lidyhites Hill–Lake Saltonstall, 3 lakes 3.2 mi · ▲ 305 ft
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