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Beaver Trail
Photo: Morrowlong, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 0.6 mi
- one way
- 15 ft
- climb
- 422 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Beaver Trail is a short, easy hike in Connecticut, about 0.6 miles long and rising just 15 feet from its low point of 388 feet to a high of 422 feet. The route is a point-to-point path, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.2 miles in, where the grade reaches 9 percent. The nearest town is Straitsville, about 1.6 miles away. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Mt Carmel show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 76°F, with July peaking near 85°F. Several other trails sit close by. White Birches Trail and Grobe Green Gadabout Trail are each about 0.2 miles away, and Tibby's Trail is about 0.4 miles off. For climbing, Naugatuck State Forest is about 3.3 miles away.
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More in MiddletownBest time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Beaver 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
38° / 20°
10 wet
Feb
41° / 22°
9 wet
Mar
48° / 28°
11 wet
Apr
60° / 38°
12 wet
May
71° / 48°
11 wet
Jun
79° / 58°
10 wet
Jul
85° / 64°
10 wet
Aug
84° / 62°
9 wet
Sep
76° / 55°
9 wet
Oct
64° / 43°
9 wet
Nov
52° / 34°
9 wet
Dec
42° / 26°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mt Carmel, CT, 7 mi away at 180 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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