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Lake Saltonstall Watershed Reserve Land

Lake Saltonstall & Lidyhites Pond

4.6 mi · ▲ 460 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Lake Saltonstall & Lidyhites Pond is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Saltonstall Watershed Reserve Land near Foxon, CT. The route passes Lidyhites Pond before reaching Lake Saltonstall at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 460 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 285 ft · steepest grade: 23%5.2 mi

Getting there

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

4.6 mi · ▲ 460 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 36–284 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. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftReach Lake Saltonstall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-saltonstall-lidyhites-pond-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

29% grass6% gravel5% dirt60% 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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