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Purple Trail
Photo: LunchboxLarry, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 0.5 mi
- one way
- 41 ft
- climb
- 433 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct
- best months
The Purple Trail is a short, easy hike in New Jersey, set within the Lost Brook area on city land about half a mile long. It rises from 383 feet to 433 feet, a total gain of 41 feet, and the climb is mostly flat, with the steepest stretch at about 0.39 miles in. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Dobbs Ferry, New York, show May highs around 73°F and October highs around 65°F, while July averages about 86°F. The trail sits close to several other routes. Allison Trail is about 0.1 mile away, Bischoff about 0.2 mile, and Haring Rock about 0.3 mile. Inwood Hill Park, a climbing area across the state line in New York, is about 3.2 miles away.
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More in Mount KiscoLocal outfitters
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Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Allison TrailHikingPhoto: LunchboxLarry, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.1 mi
BischoffHikingPhoto: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.2 mi- Haring RockHikingPhoto: LunchboxLarry, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.3 mi
- Inwood Hill ParkRock climbing3.2 mi
- Fort Tryon ParkRock climbing3.9 mi
- Bronx River BluewayCanoeing6 mi
- Orange Hill BoulderingRock climbing6 mi
- New York City Water TrailCanoeing9.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Allison TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: LunchboxLarry, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Yellow TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Long PathHiking · ~4 min drive
- BischoffHiking · Next doorPhoto: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Huyler’s Landing TrailHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: New York Public Library, No restrictions (via Wikimedia Commons)- Haring RockHiking · Next doorPhoto: LunchboxLarry, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Shore Trail (white)Hiking · ~7 min drivePhoto: Ira Gersh, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)- White TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Yellow TrailHiking · ~5 min drive
- Bischoff Trail (RedHiking · Next doorPhoto: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Purple Trail
Best months: April–June and August–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
40° / 23°
11 wet
Feb
43° / 25°
9 wet
Mar
51° / 31°
11 wet
Apr
63° / 40°
12 wet
May
73° / 50°
12 wet
Jun
81° / 59°
11 wet
Jul
86° / 64°
10 wet
Aug
84° / 63°
10 wet
Sep
77° / 56°
9 wet
Oct
65° / 45°
9 wet
Nov
54° / 36°
10 wet
Dec
44° / 29°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Dobbs Ferry-Ardsley, NY, 8.3 mi away at 200 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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