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Connecticut · Hiking · Near Middletown
Sensory Interpretive Trail
- 0.7 mi
- loop
- 23 ft
- climb
- 368 ft
- high point
- Loop
- route
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
The Sensory Interpretive Trail is a short, easy hike in Connecticut, about 0.4 miles from the town of Killingworth. The route is 0.7 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 23 feet, so it's a gentle walk that can be done in a single outing. The trail is a short, low-effort outing. The climb is minimal, with the highest point at 368 feet and the lowest at 320 feet. The steepest stretch comes at about 0.6 miles in, with a grade of 6 percent. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the best bets. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 70°F and September highs around 75°F, with July the warmest month at about 84°F. Wolf Hollow Trail starts just 0.1 miles away, and the climbing areas at Canfield Woods, Book Hill and Lemon Boulder are each about 0.3 miles off. The Nature Center Trail is roughly 0.7 miles away.
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If it rainsJoe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDavison Art Center
Gallery
In townUniversity art museum in Middletown, Connecticut
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More in MiddletownBest time to go · Apr, Jun–Oct
Best time to visit Sensory Interpretive 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
37° / 19°
10 wet
Feb
39° / 20°
9 wet
Mar
47° / 28°
10 wet
Apr
60° / 38°
11 wet
May
70° / 48°
13 wet
Jun
79° / 57°
12 wet
Jul
84° / 63°
12 wet
Aug
82° / 61°
12 wet
Sep
75° / 54°
11 wet
Oct
64° / 42°
12 wet
Nov
52° / 32°
10 wet
Dec
42° / 24°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Meriden Markham Muni Ap, CT, 17.3 mi away at 103 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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