Orange Trail

Orange Trail is a short, easy hike in North Farms Park in Connecticut, about 0.3 miles long and rising about 57 feet from a low point of 64 feet to a high of 144 feet. The climb is front-loaded, with the steepest stretch at about 0.24 miles, where the grade reaches 11 percent. The trail is a point-to-point route rather than a loop, and the total descent is 89 feet. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in New Haven show May highs around 68°F and September highs around 75°F, with July the warmest month at about 82°F. The trail sits close to several other routes. White Trail is about 0.1 mile away and Yellow Trail about 0.2 mile. Notch Hill Brook Red Trail is roughly a mile off, and the Granite Road area climbing area is about 2.2 miles away.