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Tri Town Orange Trail
Photo: terryballard, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 2.3 mi
- one way
- 253 ft
- climb
- 253 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Tri Town Orange Trail is an easy hike of about 2.3 miles on city land in Connecticut, with a total elevation gain of 253 feet. The route is a point-to-point trail, and the climb is one way, so the round trip adds about 496 feet of descent. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Norwich show May highs around 70°F and September highs around 76°F, with July the warmest month at about 84°F. The trail sits among a network of other routes. The Poquetanuck White Trail is about half a mile away, and the Tri Town Yellow Trail and Avery Yellow Trail are both within about a mile and a half. For climbing, Stoddard Hill State Park is about 1.8 miles off.
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More in DanielsonBest time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Tri Town Orange 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
38° / 21°
11 wet · 3 snow
Feb
41° / 23°
10 wet · 3 snow
Mar
48° / 29°
11 wet · 2 snow
Apr
59° / 39°
11 wet
May
70° / 49°
11 wet
Jun
78° / 58°
10 wet
Jul
84° / 65°
9 wet
Aug
83° / 63°
9 wet
Sep
76° / 55°
9 wet
Oct
64° / 44°
10 wet
Nov
53° / 34°
10 wet · 1 snow
Dec
43° / 27°
11 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Norwich Public Utility Plt, CT, 4.1 mi away at 20 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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