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Connecticut · Hiking · Near Middletown
Orange Trail
- 0.4 mi
- one way
- 74 ft
- climb
- 470 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Orange Trail is a short, easy hike in Connecticut, about 0.4 miles long and rising about 74 feet from a low point of 368 feet to a high of 470 feet. It is a point-to-point route, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.3 miles in, with an 8% grade. The trail sits about 0.3 miles from Crowleys Corner, the nearest town. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. 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. The trail makes an easy pairing with other short walks in the area. Yellow Trail is about 0.1 mile away, White Circle Trail about half a mile, and White Trail about a mile. For climbing, Burlington Fish Hatchery Boulders is roughly 4.8 miles off.
Around this trail
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On your way back · 1 mi
If it rainsDoug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 (commons)
More in Middletown- Yellow TrailHiking0.1 mi
- White Circle TrailHiking0.5 mi
- White TrailHiking1 mi
- Green TrailHiking1.6 mi
- Burlington Fish Hatchery BouldersRock climbing4.8 mi
East Branch Farmington RiverCanoeingPhoto: John Phelan, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)6.4 mi- Porcupine WallRock climbing8 mi
- Rattlesnake CliffRock climbing8.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Yellow TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: Sage Ross, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Orange-Blue TrailHiking · ~5 min drive
- Red TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: Sage Ross, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- White TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Sage Ross, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Yellow TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Sage Ross, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Blue TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Sage Ross, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Orange TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Sage Ross, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Farmington River TrailHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: thurlbut, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Blue TrailHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: thurlbut, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Yellow TrailHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: Sage Ross, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Orange 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, 3.4 mi away at 505 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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