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Lake Saltonstall Watershed Reserve Land

Lidyhites Hill

2 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 47 min

Lidyhites Hill is a 2-mile out-and-back in Lake Saltonstall Watershed Reserve Land near Foxon, CT. The route reaches Lidyhites Hill at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 247 ft of elevation gain. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi105 – 285 ft · steepest grade: 29%2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.31619, -72.84059
Nearest town Foxon, CT
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Lidyhites Hill

2 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 47 min

Elevation 104–284 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. 0.9 miReach Lidyhites Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miArrive 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/lidyhites-hill-lake-saltonstall-watershed-reserve-land-viewpoint-out-back-3-sights-3-km

Trail surface

28% dirt72% 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°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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