Bald Mountain White Trail
- 0.9 mi
- loop
- 207 ft
- climb
- 1,096 ft
- high point
- Loop
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Bald Mountain White Trail is a short hike in Connecticut, about 1.9 miles from the town of Somers. The trail is 0.91 miles long, and it rises from 895 feet to 1,096 feet, with a total elevation gain of 207 feet. The climb is steepest near the 0.39-mile mark, where the grade reaches 46 percent, and the route also has a total loss of 261 feet, which suggests it may be walked in either direction. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Staffordville show May highs around 68°F and September highs around 73°F, with July the warmest month at about 81°F. That station sits roughly 360 feet lower than the trail's high point, so temperatures on the summit run cooler. The hike takes about half an hour. The Bald Mountain Red Trail starts just 0.2 miles away, and the Bald Mountain Green Trail is about a mile off. Perkins Mtn Orange Trail and Lakeside Trail are both roughly 1.9 miles away.
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Bald Mountain White Trail
Best months: April–October. 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° / 14°
Feb
36° / 15°
Mar
44° / 22°
Apr
57° / 33°
May
68° / 43°
Jun
76° / 53°
Jul
81° / 59°
Aug
79° / 58°
Sep
73° / 51°
Oct
60° / 39°
Nov
49° / 30°
Dec
39° / 21°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Staffordville, CT, 7.7 mi away at 736 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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Bald Mountain Red Trail
Next door
2.43-mile loop in Connecticut with 2,144 ft gain and 2,427 ft loss.
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Bald Mountain Green Trail
~2 min drive
Short point-to-point woodland walk on Bald Mountain in Connecticut.
Route details
- Distance
- 0.9 mi
- Climbing
- About 207 ft
- Summit
- 1,101 ft
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Time
- About 0.5 hours
Other routes up Bald Mountain
Questions about this route
How long is the Bald Mountain White Trail on Bald Mountain?
About 0.9 mi.
How much elevation gain is on the Bald Mountain White Trail?
About 207 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Bald Mountain White Trail?
It is rated easy.
How long does the Bald Mountain White Trail take?
About 0.5 hours round trip.
How many routes go up Bald Mountain?
2: Bald Mountain White Trail and Bald Mountain Red Trail.
Conditions and forecast on Bald Mountain
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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