Lake Saltonstall Watershed Reserve Land
Lake Saltonstall–Lidyhites Pond, 3 lakes
7 mi · ▲ 452 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Lake Saltonstall–Lidyhites Pond, 3 lakes is a 7-mile out-and-back in Lake Saltonstall Watershed Reserve Land near East Haven, CT. The route passes Leatherman's Cave and Lidyhites Pond before reaching Lake Saltonstall at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It climbs 452 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Saltonstall–Lidyhites Pond, 3 lakes
7 mi · ▲ 452 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Elevation 23–284 ft
Out & Back · Lake Saltonstall Watershed Reserve Land
Trailhead: 41.30054, -72.85381
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 65°F / low 59° · precip 81% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.4 miPass Leatherman's Cave.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Lidyhites Pond.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Lake Saltonstall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Lidyhites Pond & Leatherman's Cave 5.2 mi · ▲ 370 ft
- Leatherman's Cave 3.7 mi · ▲ 231 ft
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