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Connecticut · Hiking · Near Middletown
Yellow Trail
- 1.2 mi
- loop
- 12 ft
- climb
- 371 ft
- high point
- Loop
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Yellow Trail is a short, easy hike in Connecticut, set within a town forest about 1.2 miles long. It rises from a low point of 339 feet to a high of 371 feet, with a total elevation gain of about 12 feet. The climb is gentle, with the steepest stretch at about 0.3 miles in, where the grade reaches about 3 percent. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Burlington show May highs around 70°F and September highs around 75°F, while July averages about 84°F and January highs sit near 36°F. The trail sits in a network of short routes. The Blue Trail and White Trail are each about 0.4 miles away, and the Orange Trail is about 0.7 miles off. Climbers can find Porcupine Wall roughly 3.3 miles away.
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More in MiddletownBest time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Yellow 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
36° / 17°
10 wet · 4 snow
Feb
39° / 18°
9 wet · 3 snow
Mar
47° / 26°
10 wet · 2 snow
Apr
59° / 36°
11 wet
May
70° / 47°
12 wet
Jun
78° / 57°
11 wet
Jul
84° / 62°
11 wet
Aug
82° / 60°
10 wet
Sep
75° / 53°
9 wet
Oct
63° / 41°
10 wet
Nov
52° / 32°
9 wet
Dec
41° / 24°
11 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Burlington, CT, 5.1 mi away at 505 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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