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Benhaven Walk for Autism
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Benhaven Walk for Autism

New Haven, Connecticut, United States View on map
Oct 11, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Walking

About this race

Join us for the Benhaven Walk for Autism! The event takes place at Lighthouse Point Park in New Haven at 9:30am. Participants will enjoy rides on the iconic carousel. The flat 2 Mile Walk travels along the beach and through the park.

Your participation supports Benhaven, a local non-profit based in North Haven, CT. Benhaven’s mission is to enable people with autism and pervasive developmental disabilities to participate in community life, exercise productive control over their own lives, have meaningful relationships and associations, be gainfully employed, and experience happiness and personal satisfaction.

Those who donate or raise $200 or more earn a complimentary entry to the Benhaven Walk for Autism. Create a fundraising page during online race registration. Once you have raised $200, you will automatically be refunded your entry fee.

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Walking

Walk

Oct 11, 2026 3.2K 9:30 AM
$30.00
Open

Virtual Walk

Can’t make the walk? Not to worry. Sign up for the virtual walk, participate on your own , and we’ll mail you an event t-shirt and a race bib.

Oct 11, 2026 3.2K 9:30 AM
$30.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in New Haven, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 12.0° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 20.2°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 11.1° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 20.3°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
19.7
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
4.4mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
72.2%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on October 11, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on October 11, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
11h 18m

The sun rises at 6:59 AM and sets at 6:17 PM local time (EDT) in New Haven on October 11, 2026 — 11h 18m of daylight.

Course

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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.

  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 12 New Haven events

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