Pine Cone Trail
Photo: pedrik, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 1.2 mi
- one way
- 473 ft
- climb
- 1,091 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Pine Cone Trail is a 1.2-mile hike in Connecticut, about a mile from West Granby. It's a short, easy outing with a total climb of 473 feet from the start at 673 feet to the high point at 1,091 feet. The steepest stretch comes at about half a mile in, where the grade reaches 12 percent. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Barkhamsted show May highs around 70°F and September highs around 75°F, with July the warmest month at about 84°F. Climbers will find Warm up Wall at the Frances B. Petersen Preserve about half a mile away, and Diamond Ledge Bouldering and Diamond Cluster are each about 0.7 miles off. For more hiking, Lookout Trail and High Ridge Trail are both about 0.8 miles from the trail.
Best time to go · Apr, Jun–Oct
Best time to visit Pine Cone 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
34° / 14°
11 wet
Feb
37° / 15°
9 wet
Mar
46° / 24°
10 wet
Apr
59° / 35°
11 wet
May
70° / 45°
13 wet
Jun
79° / 55°
12 wet
Jul
84° / 60°
12 wet
Aug
82° / 58°
10 wet
Sep
75° / 51°
9 wet
Oct
63° / 40°
11 wet
Nov
50° / 30°
10 wet
Dec
39° / 21°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Barkhamsted, CT, 5.7 mi away at 710 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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Route details
- Distance
- 1.2 mi
- Climbing
- About 473 ft
- Summit
- 1,092 ft
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Time
- About 0.5 hours
Questions about this route
How long is the Pine Cone Trail on Pine Cone?
About 1.2 mi.
How much elevation gain is on the Pine Cone Trail?
About 473 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Pine Cone Trail?
It is rated easy.
How long does the Pine Cone Trail take?
About 0.5 hours round trip.
Conditions and forecast on Pine Cone
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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