Upper Canada Heritage Trail
Photo: Kenneth A W Gansel, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 0.7 mi
- round trip
- 30 ft
- climb
- 313 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Upper Canada Heritage Trail is an out-and-back trail, 0.7 miles each way (1.3 miles round trip) in Ontario, Canada. It stays at about 310 ft above sea level and is close to flat. The nearest town is Niagara-on-the-Lake, about 0.8 miles south of the trailhead. 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.
- Nearby · Paisley Janvary-Pool Pathway · Canada 150 Pathway · Laura Secord Legacy Trail
Best time to go · Jun–Sep
Best time to visit Upper Canada Heritage 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.
Jan
34° / 19°
18 wet
Feb
35° / 19°
15 wet
Mar
43° / 25°
13 wet
Apr
55° / 35°
14 wet
May
68° / 46°
14 wet
Jun
77° / 57°
12 wet
Jul
83° / 62°
11 wet
Aug
81° / 61°
12 wet
Sep
74° / 54°
12 wet
Oct
61° / 44°
17 wet
Nov
50° / 34°
15 wet
Dec
39° / 26°
16 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Youngstown 2 E, NY, 3.4 mi away at 295 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Upper Canada Heritage Trail for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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