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Lake Saltonstall Watershed Reserve Land

Lake Saltonstall–Lidyhites Pond, 3 lakes

10 mi · ▲ 610 ft · 3 hr 38 min

Lake Saltonstall–Lidyhites Pond, 3 lakes is a 10-mile out-and-back in Lake Saltonstall Watershed Reserve Land near Branford Hills, CT. The route passes Lake Saltonstall, Lidyhites Pond and Leatherman's Cave. It climbs 610 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 285 ft · steepest grade: 27%10.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.29639, -72.83677
Nearest town Branford Hills, CT
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Lake Saltonstall–Lidyhites Pond, 3 lakes

10 mi · ▲ 610 ft · 3 hr 38 min

Elevation 27–284 ft

Out & Back · Lake Saltonstall Watershed Reserve Land

Trailhead: 41.29639, -72.83677

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. 50 ftPass Lake Saltonstall.
  3. 500 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 350 ftPass Lidyhites Pond.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftPass Leatherman's Cave.
  14. 2.8 miReach Lake Saltonstall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 2.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  21. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  24. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lidyhites-pond-lidyhites-pond-out-back-3-lakes-12-km-b2b3

Trail surface

14% grass2% gravel84% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1.9″ 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° 16%
Fri 88°73° 28%
Sat 86°72° 32%
Sun 86°71° 20%
Mon 92°75°

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