Mohawk Trail
- 0.7 mi
- round trip
- 125 ft
- climb
- 1,492 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jul–Oct
- best months
Mohawk Trail is a short, easy hike in Connecticut, about 0.7 miles long, and it begins roughly half a mile from the town of East Cornwall. The trail runs out and back, with the high point at 1,492 feet and the low point at 1,179 feet, making for a gentle climb of about 37 feet one way. The route as a whole is about 1.5 miles, and the steepest stretch comes near the middle, with a grade of about 43 percent. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Norfolk put July highs around 78°F with lows near 59°F, and the station sits about 150 feet below the trail's high point, so temperatures on top run a bit cooler. The Mohawk Forest Trail is about 0.7 miles away. Echo Rock and the CCT Yellow Trail are each about 3 miles off. For climbing, the Western Highlands area lies roughly 4.7 miles away.
- Mohawk Forest TrailHiking0.7 mi
- Echo RockHiking2.9 mi
- Cct Yellow TrailHiking3 mi
- Western HighlandsRock climbing4.7 mi
- Bantam RiverCanoeing6.3 mi
- Shepaug RiverCanoeing7.7 mi
- Hough MountainRock climbing7.7 mi
- Charcuterie BoulderRock climbing7.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Litchfield Community GreenwayHiking · ~12 min drivePhoto: Paul and Jill, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Mattatuck TrailHiking · ~13 min drivePhoto: Paul and Jill, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Mohawk Forest TrailHiking · ~1 min drive
Little Pond TrailHiking · ~13 min drivePhoto: Pedro Xing, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Mohawk TrailHiking · ~8 min drive
- Tower TrailHiking · ~14 min drive
Skiff Mtn North Loop TrailHiking · ~14 min drivePhoto: Pedro Xing, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Number 4 TrailHiking · ~14 min drive
- Woodcock TrailHiking · ~15 min drivePhoto: Pedro Xing, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Cerulean Warbler LoopHiking · ~15 min drivePhoto: Pedro Xing, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Mohawk Trail
Best months: July–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
30° / 14°
13 wet · 9 snow
Feb
32° / 15°
12 wet · 8 snow
Mar
40° / 23°
13 wet · 7 snow
Apr
54° / 34°
13 wet · 2 snow
May
65° / 45°
14 wet
Jun
73° / 55°
13 wet
Jul
78° / 59°
12 wet
Aug
76° / 58°
11 wet
Sep
69° / 51°
11 wet
Oct
57° / 40°
12 wet
Nov
45° / 30°
12 wet · 3 snow
Dec
35° / 21°
14 wet · 7 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Norfolk 2 Sw, CT, 12 mi away at 1,340 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
