Connecticut · Hiking · Near Middletown

Bates Nature Trail

0.8 mi
one way
58 ft
climb
733 ft
high point
Point to point
route
Apr, Jun–Oct
best months

Bates Nature Trail is a short, easy hike in Connecticut, about 0.5 miles from the town of Bolton. The trail is 0.77 miles long, with a one-way elevation gain of 58 feet, and it is rated easy. The route is a point-to-point path, and the steepest part comes at about 0.6 miles in, with a 7% grade. Bikes are not allowed on the trail. Summer and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from the nearby Storrs weather station show July highs around 80°F and September highs near 73°F, with lows in the 50s and 60s. Several other trails and a campground sit within a short drive. Rose Trail is about 0.8 miles away, Clark Trail about 1.2 miles, and John and Frederica Johnson Memorial Camp is also about 1.2 miles off. The Nathan Hale Greenway Yellow Trail is roughly 1.6 miles away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    John and Frederica Johnson Memorial Camp

    Campground

    Campground · 1.2 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Dunkin'

    Fast food

    On your way back · 1 mi
  • If it rainsSaraherib, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Lutz Children's Museum

    Museum

    On your way back · 4 mi

    Children's museum in Connecticut, United States

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  • Best time to go · Apr, Jun–Oct

    Best time to visit Bates Nature Trail

    Best months: April and June–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.

    1. Jan

      35° / 19°

      10 wet

    2. Feb

      37° / 20°

      9 wet

    3. Mar

      45° / 28°

      10 wet

    4. Apr

      57° / 38°

      11 wet

    5. May

      68° / 48°

      13 wet

    6. Jun

      76° / 57°

      11 wet

    7. Jul

      80° / 63°

      10 wet

    8. Aug

      79° / 61°

      9 wet

    9. Sep

      73° / 54°

      9 wet

    10. Oct

      61° / 43°

      10 wet

    11. Nov

      50° / 34°

      9 wet

    12. Dec

      40° / 25°

      10 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Storrs, CT, 11.1 mi away at 665 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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