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Percy Cook Trail
- 0.8 mi
- one way
- 173 ft
- climb
- 488 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Percy Cook Trail is a short, easy hike in Connecticut, about 0.8 miles long and roughly 0.5 miles from the town of Andover. It is a point-to-point route, so it doesn't loop back to the start. The trail rises from about 461 feet to 488 feet, with a total elevation gain of 173 feet, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.7 miles in, where the grade reaches 16 percent. Summer and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Storrs put July highs around 80°F and September highs near 73°F, with lows in the 50s and 60s. Winters are cold, with January highs around 35°F. The trip takes about half an hour. The Hop River, a canoeing spot, is about 1.8 miles away, and Rock Hollow Trail is about 2.3 miles off. Climbers can head to Case Mountain, about 5.4 miles away, and John and Frederica Johnson Memorial Camp offers camping about 4.5 miles from the trail.
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More in MiddletownBest time to go · Apr, Jun–Oct
Best time to visit Percy Cook 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
35° / 19°
10 wet
Feb
37° / 20°
9 wet
Mar
45° / 28°
10 wet
Apr
57° / 38°
11 wet
May
68° / 48°
13 wet
Jun
76° / 57°
11 wet
Jul
80° / 63°
10 wet
Aug
79° / 61°
9 wet
Sep
73° / 54°
9 wet
Oct
61° / 43°
10 wet
Nov
50° / 34°
9 wet
Dec
40° / 25°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Storrs, CT, 8.6 mi away at 665 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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