Connecticut · Hiking · Near Middletown

Split Rock Trail

0.4 mi
one way
50 ft
climb
609 ft
high point
Point to point
route
Apr, Jun–Oct
best months

Split Rock Trail is a short, easy hike in Connecticut, about 0.4 miles long and rising about 50 feet from a low point of 546 feet to a high of 609 feet. The climb is front-loaded, with the steepest stretch at about 0.11 miles in, and the trail is a point-to-point route rather than a loop. The nearest town is Bolton, about 3 miles away. Summer and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Storrs show July highs around 80°F and September highs near 73°F, with lows in the 50s. Winters are cold, with January highs around 35°F. The trail sits within a network of short routes. Pond Loop Trail is about 0.3 miles away and Outer Loop Trail about half a mile. Connector Trail is roughly a mile off, and Case Mountain, a climbing area, is about 1.7 miles away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Camp Hi Hoti

    Campground

    Campground · 2.9 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Bolton Pizza & Restaurant

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 1 mi
  • If it rainsSaraherib, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Lutz Children's Museum

    Museum

    Museum · 4.4 mi from Middletown

    Children's museum in Connecticut, United States

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  • Best time to go · Apr, Jun–Oct

    Best time to visit Split Rock 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.

    1. Jan

      35° / 19°

      10 wet

    2. Feb

      37° / 20°

      9 wet

    3. Mar

      45° / 28°

      10 wet

    4. Apr

      57° / 38°

      11 wet

    5. May

      68° / 48°

      13 wet

    6. Jun

      76° / 57°

      11 wet

    7. Jul

      80° / 63°

      10 wet

    8. Aug

      79° / 61°

      9 wet

    9. Sep

      73° / 54°

      9 wet

    10. Oct

      61° / 43°

      10 wet

    11. Nov

      50° / 34°

      9 wet

    12. Dec

      40° / 25°

      10 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Storrs, CT, 12.2 mi away at 665 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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~6 min drive

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