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Lake Saltonstall Watershed Reserve Land

Lidyhites Hill–Lake Saltonstall, 3 sights

7.3 mi · ▲ 311 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Lidyhites Hill–Lake Saltonstall, 3 sights is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Saltonstall Watershed Reserve Land near Totoket, CT. The route passes Lidyhites Hill and Leatherman's Cave before reaching Lake Saltonstall at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 311 ft. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi75 – 285 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.31736, -72.82022
Nearest town Totoket, CT
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Lidyhites Hill–Lake Saltonstall, 3 sights

7.3 mi · ▲ 311 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Elevation 75–284 ft

Out & Back · Lake Saltonstall Watershed Reserve Land

Trailhead: 41.31736, -72.82022

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Lidyhites Hill.
  3. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftPass Leatherman's Cave.
  6. 2.8 miPass Lake Saltonstall.
  7. 50 ftReach Lidyhites Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 2.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.8 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-leathermans-cave-out-back-7-km-4c5b

Trail surface

5% dirt95% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 1″ yesterday (2″ 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 86°71° 17%
Fri 89°72° 30%
Sat 88°71° 33%
Sun 88°68° 20%
Mon 94°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:46 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:06 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:37 PM.

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