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Connecticut · Hiking · Near Middletown
Red Trail
- 0.6 mi
- one way
- 95 ft
- climb
- 890 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
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Red Trail is a short, easy hike in Connecticut, about 1.7 miles from the town of Unionville. The route is 0.63 miles long and rises about 95 feet from a starting point near 825 feet to a high point of 890 feet. The climb is front-loaded, with the steepest stretch at the beginning, where the grade reaches about 7 percent, and the trail ends with a small drop of 56 feet. 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, while July averages about 84°F and January highs sit near 36°F. The hike takes about half an hour. Three other trails start within about 0.4 miles, including the Fiske H. Ventres Bird Trail and the Tunxis Blue-Red North Trail. Climbers can find the Burlington Fish Hatchery Boulders about 1.3 miles away, and the East Branch Farmington River offers paddling roughly 8.4 miles off.
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More in MiddletownBest time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Red 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, 2.3 mi away at 505 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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