Lake Saltonstall Watershed Reserve Land
Lidyhites Pond & Leatherman's Cave
5.4 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Lidyhites Pond & Leatherman's Cave is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Saltonstall Watershed Reserve Land near Branford Hills, CT. The route passes Leatherman's Cave and Lidyhites Pond before reaching Lidyhites Pond at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 221 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lidyhites Pond & Leatherman's Cave
5.4 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 117–284 ft
Out & Back · Lake Saltonstall Watershed Reserve Land
Trailhead: 41.29860, -72.84930
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 65°F / low 59° · precip 81% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 1.4 miPass Leatherman's Cave.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Lidyhites Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Lidyhites Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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