AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Saltonstall Watershed Reserve Land

Leatherman's Cave

3.7 mi · ▲ 231 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Leatherman's Cave is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Saltonstall Watershed Reserve Land near East Haven, CT. The route reaches Leatherman's Cave at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 231 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi23 – 262 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.30054, -72.85381
Nearest town East Haven, CT
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Leatherman's Cave

3.7 mi · ▲ 231 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 23–263 ft

Out & Back · Lake Saltonstall Watershed Reserve Land

Trailhead: 41.30054, -72.85381

Weather Aug 4: 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 miReach Leatherman's Cave, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 50 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-watershed-reserve-land-viewpoint-out-back-6-km-97cd

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:06 PM

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