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Nehantic Forest Trail

Trail20 km · 12 miBest Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov · highs 11–26 °C (52–79 °F)

  1. J3°-5°99
  2. F4°-4°100
  3. M8°-1°124
  4. A14°4°124
  5. M19°10°106
  6. J24°15°112
  7. J27°18°108
  8. A26°18°117
  9. S22°14°117
  10. O16°8°121
  11. N11°4°127
  12. D5°-2°122

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Length
20 km · 12 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
State agency
Data from
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Nearest town
3.4 km S of Salem (Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Connecticut
Continent
North America
Route centre
41.4417, -72.2722
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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