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Williams Preserve Loop
Photo: jjbers, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 1.0 mi
- one way
- 264 ft
- climb
- 571 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Williams Preserve Loop is an easy 1-mile hike in Connecticut, about a mile from Mansfield Depot. The route is a point-to-point walk rather than a loop, and it is back-loaded, with the steepest part near the end. It starts at 564 feet and reaches a high point of 571 feet before descending to 298 feet. The climb is gentle overall, with the steepest section coming at about 0.89 miles, where the grade reaches 13%. The total elevation gain is 264 feet, and the total loss is 412 feet, so the hike is a little more downhill than uphill. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from the nearby Storrs weather station show May highs around 68°F and September highs around 73°F, with July peaking near 80°F. Winter is cold, with January highs around 35°F. The hike takes about half an hour. Lynch's Landing Trails is less than a mile away, and the River Trail and Water Line Trail are each about 2.5 miles off. Paddlers can find the Hop River roughly 3.9 miles away.
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More in DanielsonBest time to go · Apr, Jun–Oct
Best time to visit Williams Preserve Loop
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, 3.7 mi away at 665 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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