Lake Saltonstall is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Saltonstall Watershed Reserve Land near Branford, CT. The route reaches Lake Saltonstall at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi36 – 135 ft2.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.29803, -72.83399
Nearest town Branford, CT
Directions
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Lake Saltonstall
2.2 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 48 min
Elevation 37–136 ft
Out & Back · Lake Saltonstall Watershed Reserve Land
Trailhead: 41.29803, -72.83399
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Lake Saltonstall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 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
48% grass11% dirt41% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:54 PM
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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