Camp Shalom
Campground
Campground · 5.0 mi from the trail
Connecticut · Hiking · Near Middletown
Purple Trail
- 0.5 mi
- one way
- 260 ft
- climb
- 624 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
The Purple Trail is a short, moderate hike in Connecticut, about half a mile long and rising roughly 260 feet from its low point of 331 feet to a high of 624 feet. The steepest stretch comes at about 0.24 miles, where the grade reaches 18 percent. The nearest town is Case Corner, about 1.2 miles away. 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 is a point-to-point route, and the climb is one way. Bikes are not allowed. The trip takes about half an hour. The Red Trail and Green Trail both start within about a third of a mile, and the Yellow Trail is about 0.6 miles away. Climbers can find the Firetown Road climbing area about 6.6 miles off.
Around this trail
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Restaurant
On your way back · 1 mi
If it rainsDaderot, Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsA. Everett Austin House
Museum
On your way back · 6 mi
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More in MiddletownBest time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Purple 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, 8.6 mi away at 505 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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