John and Frederica Johnson Memorial Camp
Campground
Campground · 0.4 mi from the trail
Connecticut · Hiking · Near Middletown
Rose Trail
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 1.3 mi
- one way
- 235 ft
- climb
- 747 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Rose Trail is a short, easy hike of about 1.3 miles on Rose Farm in Connecticut, about 10 miles from Storrs. It's a point-to-point route with a one-way climb of 235 feet, so you'll have to plan a return on the same path. The trail gains about 235 feet before peaking at 747 feet, and the steepest stretch comes near the top, around 11% grade. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from the Storrs weather station, about 10 miles away, show July highs near 80°F with lows around 63°F, and September still reaches the low 70s. John and Frederica Johnson Memorial Camp and the Clark Trail both sit about 0.4 miles away. The Nathan Hale Greenway Yellow Trail and Bates Nature Trail are each about 0.8 miles off.
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More in MiddletownBest time to go · Apr, Jun–Oct
Best time to visit Rose 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, 10.5 mi away at 665 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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