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Connecticut · Mountain biking · Near Middletown
Coop Road
- 0.9 mi
- round trip
- 195 ft
- climb
- Out and back
- route
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Coop Road is a short, out-and-back mountain biking route on the Manchester Reservoir Property in Connecticut, about 0.87 miles long and with a total elevation gain of 195 feet. It starts at an elevation of 616 feet, peaks at 685 feet, and returns to about 548 feet, with the steepest stretch at 7% grade around 0.22 miles in. The climb is front-loaded, so the hardest part comes early on. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical July highs reach about 80°F with lows near 63°F, and September cools to around 73°F, based on averages from a nearby weather station in Storrs. The station sits at a similar elevation to the route. The surrounding area has plenty to pair with a ride. Case Mountain, a climbing area, is just 0.2 miles away, and the Red Trail Boulder is about 0.6 miles off. The Red Trail and the Yellow-Gray Trail are both roughly 0.8 miles away.
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Best time to visit Coop Road
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, 13.5 mi away at 665 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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