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Connecticut · Hiking · Near Middletown
Blue Trail
- 0.4 mi
- one way
- 113 ft
- climb
- 641 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
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Blue Trail is a short, easy loop hike in Connecticut, about 0.7 miles from Canton Valley. The trail is 0.36 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 113 feet and a total loss of 168 feet, so it works well as a quick outing or a warm-up before exploring more of the area. The route starts at about 547 feet and reaches a high point of 641 feet before returning to a lower point of 499 feet. The steepest stretch comes at about 0.28 miles in, with a grade of 21 percent. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the best bets. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Burlington show May highs around 70°F and September highs around 75°F, with July the warmest month at about 84°F. Several other trails sit close by. Red Trail and Yellow Trail are each about 0.2 miles away, and Gray Trail is about 0.3 miles away. For time on the water, the East Branch Farmington River is about 4.7 miles away.
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More in MiddletownBest time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Blue 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
36° / 17°
10 wet · 4 snow
Feb
39° / 18°
9 wet · 3 snow
Mar
47° / 26°
10 wet · 2 snow
Apr
59° / 36°
11 wet
May
70° / 47°
12 wet
Jun
78° / 57°
11 wet
Jul
84° / 62°
11 wet
Aug
82° / 60°
10 wet
Sep
75° / 53°
9 wet
Oct
63° / 41°
10 wet
Nov
52° / 32°
9 wet
Dec
41° / 24°
11 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Burlington, CT, 4.1 mi away at 505 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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Photo: Sage Ross, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Yellow Trail
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Photo: Sage Ross, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Red Trail
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Photo: thurlbut, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Blue Trail
~5 min drive
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Photo: Sage Ross, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)White Trail
~5 min drive
0.57-mile point-to-point trail in Connecticut with 68 ft of elevation gain
Photo: Sage Ross, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Yellow Trail
~5 min drive
Easy 1.69-mile point-to-point trail in Connecticut.
Photo: thurlbut, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Blue-White-Dot Trail
~6 min drive
0.68-mile loop trail in Connecticut with 152 ft gain.
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Blue Trail
Next door
0.24-mile loop trail in Connecticut with 32 feet of elevation gain.
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Red Trail
Next door
Red Trail is a 0.45-mile loop in Connecticut with 50 ft gain and 85 ft loss.
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Yellow Trail
Next door
Easy point-to-point woodland walk under a mile in Connecticut.
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