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Saltonstall Mountain Preserve

Lidyhites Pond & Linsley Pond

5.1 mi · ▲ 204 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Lidyhites Pond & Linsley Pond is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Saltonstall Mountain Preserve near North Branford, CT. The route passes Linsley Pond before reaching Lidyhites Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 204 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi30 – 141 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.30904, -72.78467
Nearest town North Branford, CT
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Lidyhites Pond & Linsley Pond

5.1 mi · ▲ 204 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 29–142 ft

Out & Back · Saltonstall Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: 41.30904, -72.78467

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miPass Linsley Pond.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 1.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.6 miReach Lidyhites Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  14. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lidyhites-pond-linsley-pond-out-back-4-lakes-8-km

Trail surface

66% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:06 PM

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