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Saltonstall Mountain Preserve

Lidyhites Pond & Linsley Pond

4.2 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Lidyhites Pond & Linsley Pond is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Saltonstall Mountain Preserve near Totoket, CT. The route passes Lidyhites Pond before reaching Linsley Pond at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 138 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.31478, -72.81924
Nearest town Totoket, CT
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Lidyhites Pond & Linsley Pond

4.2 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 28–139 ft

Out & Back · Saltonstall Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: 41.31478, -72.81924

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Lidyhites Pond.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  7. 1.1 miPass Linsley Pond.
  8. 400 ftReach Lidyhites Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 0.6 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-pond-lidyhites-pond-out-back-4-lakes-8-km-1040

Trail surface

81% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:54 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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