AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

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.

Elevation

0 mi118 – 285 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.29860, -72.84930
Nearest town Branford Hills, CT
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 1.4 miPass Leatherman's Cave.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miPass Lidyhites Pond.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miReach Lidyhites Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 1.4 miArrive 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-4-km-2cd5

Trail surface

100% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1.7″ 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°63°
Thu 84°72° 17%
Fri 88°73° 30%
Sat 86°72° 33%
Sun 85°71° 20%
Mon 91°75°

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