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Lake Saltonstall Watershed Reserve Land

Lake Saltonstall & Lidyhites Pond

6.8 mi · ▲ 488 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Lake Saltonstall & Lidyhites Pond is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Saltonstall Watershed Reserve Land near Foxon, CT. The route passes Lidyhites Pond and Lake Saltonstall. It climbs 488 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi23 – 285 ft · steepest grade: 26%7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.31619, -72.84059
Nearest town Foxon, CT
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Lake Saltonstall & Lidyhites Pond

6.8 mi · ▲ 488 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Elevation 22–284 ft

Out & Back · Lake Saltonstall Watershed Reserve Land

Trailhead: 41.31619, -72.84059

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miPass Lidyhites Pond.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 400 ftPass Lake Saltonstall.
  12. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miReach Lake Saltonstall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 500 ftBear left, heading E.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  26. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  27. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  28. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  29. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  30. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  31. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-saltonstall-lidyhites-pond-out-back-11-km-64e2

Trail surface

20% grass12% dirt4% gravel64% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (1.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 80°64°
Thu 84°73° 17%
Fri 88°73° 30%
Sat 86°72° 33%
Sun 86°71° 20%
Mon 92°75°

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