Lake Saltonstall Watershed Reserve Land
Lidyhites Hill–Lake Saltonstall, 3 lakes
3.2 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Lidyhites Hill–Lake Saltonstall, 3 lakes is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Saltonstall Watershed Reserve Land near Branford Hills, CT. The route passes Lake Saltonstall and Lidyhites Pond before reaching Lidyhites Hill at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 305 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lidyhites Hill–Lake Saltonstall, 3 lakes
3.2 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 41–258 ft
Out & Back · Lake Saltonstall Watershed Reserve Land
Trailhead: 41.29639, -72.83677
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Lake Saltonstall.
- 500 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftPass Lidyhites Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Lidyhites Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Lake Saltonstall–Lidyhites Pond, 3 lakes 10 mi · ▲ 610 ft
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