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Connecticut · Hiking · Near Mount Kisco
Godfrey Trail
- 0.8 mi
- one way
- 35 ft
- climb
- 510 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Apr
- best months
Godfrey Trail is a short, easy hike in Connecticut, about 0.8 miles long and rising only 35 feet from start to finish. It is a point-to-point route, with the high point at 510 feet and the low at 441 feet, and the steepest stretch comes at about half a mile in, where the grade reaches 8 percent. The nearest town is Godfrey Corner, roughly 1.4 miles away. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Danbury show May highs around 69°F and September highs around 74°F, with July the warmest month at about 82°F. The trail sits in a cluster of short routes. Sap Brook Trail and Hiltebeitel Trail are each about 0.3 miles away, and Troop 7 Trail is about 0.6 miles off. Climbers can find Great Ledge about 1.1 miles away.
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Best time to go · Apr
Best time to visit Godfrey Trail
Best months: April. 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° / 18°
11 wet
Feb
39° / 20°
10 wet
Mar
47° / 27°
11 wet
Apr
59° / 37°
12 wet
May
69° / 46°
14 wet
Jun
78° / 56°
13 wet
Jul
82° / 62°
13 wet
Aug
80° / 60°
14 wet
Sep
74° / 52°
14 wet
Oct
62° / 41°
13 wet
Nov
51° / 31°
11 wet
Dec
41° / 24°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Danbury Muni Ap, CT, 9.3 mi away at 457 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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