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Connecticut · Hiking · Near Middletown
Big Maple
Photo: ethan.long, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 1.2 mi
- loop
- 11 ft
- climb
- 111 ft
- high point
- Loop
- route
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Big Maple is an easy, short loop hike in Connecticut, about 2.4 miles from the town of Stony Creek. The route is roughly 1.2 miles long, with a total elevation gain of about 11 feet, so it's a gentle walk that can be done in a single outing. The loop has a low point of about 78 feet and a high of about 111 feet, with the steepest stretch coming at about 0.8 miles in, where the grade reaches about 5%. That makes it a mostly flat, easy walk with a slight rise. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the best bets. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in New Haven show May highs around 68°F and September highs around 75°F, with July the warmest month at about 82°F. Climbers will find the Interstate Homeless Camp about 0.3 miles away and the Granite Road area about 0.6 miles away. The Totoket Trail is about 1.2 miles off, and paddlers can reach the Hammonasset River about 8.4 miles away.
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More in MiddletownBest time to go · Apr, Jun–Oct
Best time to visit Big Maple
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.
Jan
38° / 23°
10 wet
Feb
40° / 24°
8 wet
Mar
47° / 30°
10 wet
Apr
58° / 39°
11 wet
May
68° / 49°
13 wet
Jun
76° / 59°
11 wet
Jul
82° / 66°
11 wet
Aug
81° / 65°
10 wet
Sep
75° / 57°
9 wet
Oct
64° / 46°
11 wet
Nov
53° / 36°
10 wet
Dec
44° / 29°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at New Haven Tweed Ap, CT, 8.1 mi away at 3 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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