Lake Saltonstall Watershed Reserve Land
Lidyhites Pond & Leatherman's Cave
5.2 mi · ▲ 370 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Lidyhites Pond & Leatherman's Cave is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Saltonstall Watershed Reserve Land near East Haven, CT. The route passes Leatherman's Cave before reaching Lidyhites Pond at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 370 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lidyhites Pond & Leatherman's Cave
5.2 mi · ▲ 370 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 23–284 ft
Out & Back · Lake Saltonstall Watershed Reserve Land
Trailhead: 41.30054, -72.85381
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 65°F / low 59° · precip 81% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.4 miPass Leatherman's Cave.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Lidyhites Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 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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More from this trailhead
- Lake Saltonstall–Lidyhites Pond, 3 lakes 7 mi · ▲ 452 ft
- Leatherman's Cave 3.7 mi · ▲ 231 ft
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