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Connecticut · Hiking · Near Middletown
White Circle
Photo: ethan.long, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 3.2 mi
- one way
- 309 ft
- climb
- 158 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
White Circle is an easy hike in Connecticut, about 1.6 miles from Leetes Island. It is a short, low-elevation outing, with a one-way climb of about 310 feet over a route of roughly 3.2 miles. The trail reaches a high point of 158 feet, and the steepest part comes around the 1.7-mile mark at a grade of about 11 percent. Summer is the warmest stretch for a walk. Typical averages from the nearby New Haven weather station put July highs around 82°F and lows near 66°F. That station sits about 155 feet lower than the trail's high point, so temperatures on the trail run a little cooler. The trail is close to other outings. Yellow Circle and the Westwoods (Cockaponset State Forest) climbing area are each about 0.2 miles away. Red Rectangle is under a mile off, and Spencers Creek Trail is about 1.1 miles away.
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More in MiddletownBest time to go · Apr, Jun–Oct
Best time to visit White Circle
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
38° / 23°
10 wet
Feb
40° / 24°
8 wet
Mar
47° / 30°
10 wet
Apr
58° / 39°
11 wet
May
68° / 49°
13 wet
Jun
76° / 59°
11 wet
Jul
82° / 66°
11 wet
Aug
81° / 65°
10 wet
Sep
75° / 57°
9 wet
Oct
64° / 46°
11 wet
Nov
53° / 36°
10 wet
Dec
44° / 29°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at New Haven Tweed Ap, CT, 9.1 mi away at 3 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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