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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.

Elevation

0 mi23 – 285 ft · steepest grade: 19%7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.30054, -72.85381
Nearest town East Haven, CT
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 1.4 miPass Leatherman's Cave.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miPass Lidyhites Pond.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miReach Lake Saltonstall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  24. 1.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  25. 400 ftBear left, heading S.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  29. 50 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-3-lakes-8-km

Trail surface

3% grass97% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1.7″ 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°63°
Thu 84°72° 17%
Fri 88°73° 30%
Sat 86°72° 33%
Sun 85°71° 20%
Mon 91°75°

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