Connecticut · Hiking · Near Middletown

Cabin Trail

Cabin TrailPhoto: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
0.4 mi
one way
411 ft
high point
Point to point
route
Easy
difficulty
Apr–Oct
best months

Cabin Trail is a 0.38-mile point-to-point trail in Connecticut with 227 feet of elevation gain and 273 feet of elevation loss.

Around this trail

Add any of these when you start a trip
  • Sleep close

    YMCA Camp Mountain Laurel

    Campground

    Campground · 4.2 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Billy's Ice Cream

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 3 mi · Open after 6
  • If it rainsMConradWard, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Meriden Historical Society Museum & History Center

    Museum

    On your way back · 13 mi

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: MConradWard, CC0 (commons)

More in Middletown
  • Nearby · Blue-Yellow Trail · Regicides Trail · North Summit Trail
  • Best time to go · Apr–Oct

    Best time to visit Cabin 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.

    1. Jan

      38° / 20°

      10 wet

    2. Feb

      41° / 22°

      9 wet

    3. Mar

      48° / 28°

      11 wet

    4. Apr

      60° / 38°

      12 wet

    5. May

      71° / 48°

      11 wet

    6. Jun

      79° / 58°

      10 wet

    7. Jul

      85° / 64°

      10 wet

    8. Aug

      84° / 62°

      9 wet

    9. Sep

      76° / 55°

      9 wet

    10. Oct

      64° / 43°

      9 wet

    11. Nov

      52° / 34°

      9 wet

    12. Dec

      42° / 26°

      11 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mt Carmel, CT, 4.3 mi away at 180 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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