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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:06 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
OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1.9″ 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°
16%
Fri
88°73°
28%
Sat
86°72°
32%
Sun
86°71°
20%
Mon
92°75°
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