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Connecticut · Hiking · Near Middletown
Red Trail
Photo: Sage Ross, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 0.8 mi
- one way
- 52 ft
- climb
- 674 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Red Trail is a short, easy hike in Huckleberry Hill Road Open Space, a city-managed open space in Connecticut. The trail is about 0.8 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 52 feet, and it runs from a low point of about 550 feet to a high of about 674 feet. The route is a point-to-point path rather than a loop, and the steepest stretch comes at about half a mile in, with a grade of about 12 percent. 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 trail makes an easy pairing with other short routes in the area. White Trail is about 0.2 miles away and Yellow Trail about 0.3 miles. Blue Trail and Orange Trail are each roughly 0.8 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, 1.4 mi away at 505 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Keep exploring — more trails worth the drive
Photo: Sage Ross, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)White Trail
Next door
0.57-mile point-to-point trail in Connecticut with 68 ft of elevation gain
HIKE
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~7 min drive
0.71-mile point-to-point trail in Connecticut with 387 ft gain
Photo: Sage Ross, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Yellow Trail
Next door
Easy 1.69-mile point-to-point trail in Connecticut.
Photo: Sage Ross, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Yellow Trail
Next door
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Photo: Sage Ross, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Blue Trail
~1 min drive
Short point-to-point trail in Connecticut, ideal for beginners.
Photo: Sage Ross, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Orange Trail
~1 min drive
Easy 1.42-mile point-to-point trail in Connecticut.
Photo: thurlbut, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Farmington River Trail
~2 min drive
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Photo: Sage Ross, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Yellow Trail
~2 min drive
A 1.92-mile point-to-point trail in Connecticut.
Photo: thurlbut, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Blue Trail
~3 min drive
A short point-to-point trail in Connecticut for quick outdoor walks.
Photo: thurlbut, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Blue-White-Dot Trail
~3 min drive
0.68-mile loop trail in Connecticut with 152 ft gain.
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