Camp Farnam
Campground
Campground · 3.7 mi from the trail
Connecticut · Hiking · Near Middletown
Main Trail
Photo: clembore, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 1.6 mi
- one way
- 108 ft
- climb
- 227 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Main Trail is a short, easy hike in Connecticut, about 1.6 miles long and rising roughly 108 feet from a low point of 79 feet to a high of 227 feet. It is a point-to-point route, and the steepest stretch comes near the 1-mile mark, where the grade reaches about 10 percent. The nearest town is Long Hill Estates, about a mile away. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Meriden run to highs around 70°F in May and 75°F in September, with July the warmest month at about 84°F. Several other trails sit close by. Little Falls Trail is about 0.1 mile away, and Laurel Grove Brook Trail and White Birch Trail are within half a mile. For time on the water, the Coginchaug River is about 4 miles off.
Around this trail
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Bar
On your way back · 1 mi
If it rainsJoe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDavison Art Center
Gallery
In townUniversity art museum in Middletown, Connecticut
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More in MiddletownBest time to go · Apr, Jun–Oct
Best time to visit Main Trail
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
37° / 19°
10 wet
Feb
39° / 20°
9 wet
Mar
47° / 28°
10 wet
Apr
60° / 38°
11 wet
May
70° / 48°
13 wet
Jun
79° / 57°
12 wet
Jul
84° / 63°
12 wet
Aug
82° / 61°
12 wet
Sep
75° / 54°
11 wet
Oct
64° / 42°
12 wet
Nov
52° / 32°
10 wet
Dec
42° / 24°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Meriden Markham Muni Ap, CT, 7.3 mi away at 103 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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