Connecticut · Hiking · Near Middletown

Yellow-Gray Trail

0.7 mi
one way
92 ft
climb
736 ft
high point
Point to point
route
Apr, Jun–Oct
best months

The Yellow-Gray Trail is a short, easy hike on the Manchester Reservoir Property in Connecticut, about 0.65 miles long with a total elevation gain of 92 feet. The climb is front-loaded, with the steepest stretch at about 0.08 miles from the start, and the trail ends at a high point of 736 feet. Summer and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from the nearby Storrs weather station show July highs around 80°F and September highs near 73°F, with lows in the 50s and 60s. The Red Trail starts just 0.1 mile away, and the Black Mamba mountain bike trail and Red Trail Boulder climbing area are both within half a mile. Birch Mountain Trail is about 0.7 mile off.

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  • Sleep close

    Camp Merrie-Wood

    Campground

    Campground · 0.6 mi from the trail
  • If it rainsSaraherib, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Lutz Children's Museum

    Museum

    On your way back · 2 mi

    Children's museum in Connecticut, United States

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  • Best time to go · Apr, Jun–Oct

    Best time to visit Yellow-Gray 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, 14 mi away at 665 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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