Ontario · Hiking

Red Hill Valley Trail

An out-and-back trail, 0.6 miles each way (1.3 miles round trip) in Ontario, Canada.

Red Hill Valley TrailPhoto: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
0.6 mi
round trip
151 ft
climb
353 ft
high point
Out and back
route

Best time to visit Red Hill Valley Trail

Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

  1. Jan

    34° / 19°

    18 wet

  2. Feb

    35° / 19°

    15 wet

  3. Mar

    43° / 25°

    13 wet

  4. Apr

    55° / 35°

    14 wet

  5. May

    68° / 46°

    14 wet

  6. Jun

    77° / 57°

    12 wet

  7. Jul

    83° / 62°

    11 wet

  8. Aug

    81° / 61°

    12 wet

  9. Sep

    74° / 54°

    12 wet

  10. Oct

    61° / 44°

    17 wet

  11. Nov

    50° / 34°

    15 wet

  12. Dec

    39° / 26°

    16 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Youngstown 2 E, NY, 39.8 mi away at 295 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Red Hill Valley Trail is an out-and-back trail, 0.6 miles each way (1.3 miles round trip) in Ontario, Canada. It stays at about 350 ft above sea level and is close to flat. Most of the way is gravel. The nearest town is Hamilton, about 4.4 miles southeast of the trailhead. Little Davis Falls and Taro Falls are within about 3 miles. There are 4 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trails, access rules and conditions change, so check locally before you go.

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Conditions and forecast

Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Red Hill Valley Trail for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.

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