Aqueduct Trail
Photo: seabamirum, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 0.5 mi
- one way
- 12 ft
- climb
- 397 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Aug–Sep
- best months
Aqueduct Trail is a short, easy hike in New York, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and set about 0.8 miles from the town of Montezuma. The route is a point-to-point walk of roughly half a mile, with a total elevation gain of 12 feet and a loss of 31 feet. It is a low-effort outing, and the climb is front-loaded, with the steepest stretch at about 0.05 miles from the start, where the grade reaches 6 percent. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Auburn, NY, show July highs around 81°F with lows near 60°F, while winter highs stay in the low 30s. The trail sits among a cluster of other short walks. Lavoy's Trail is about 0.1 mile away, Locktender's Trail about 0.2 mile, and Drumlin Trail about 0.3 mile. The Cayuga-Seneca Canal Water Trail, about 7.8 miles off, offers paddling.
- Lavoy's TrailHikingPhoto: seabamirum, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.1 mi
Locktender's TrailHikingPhoto: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.2 mi- Drumlin TrailHikingPhoto: seabamirum, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.3 mi
- C&s Lock 11 TrailHiking0.5 mi
- Upland Ridge TrailHikingPhoto: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.7 mi
- Oxbow TrailHiking1.4 mi
- Seneca TrailHiking3.1 mi
- Cayuga-Seneca Canal Water TrailCanoeing7.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Paper Mill TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: seabamirum, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Drumlin TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: seabamirum, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Erie Canalway Trail (Savannah to Port Byron)Hiking · ~8 min drive
- Lavoy's TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: seabamirum, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Drumlin TrailHiking · ~36 min drivePhoto: Carrotflower Productions International, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Cato-Fairhaven TrailHiking · ~32 min drive
- Locktender's TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Erie Canalway Trail (Camillus to Syracuse)Hiking · ~40 min drive
- Erie Canalway Trail (Newark to Savannah)Hiking · ~33 min drive
- Upland Ridge TrailHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Aqueduct Trail
Best months: August–September. 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
31° / 15°
19 wet
Feb
33° / 16°
15 wet
Mar
42° / 23°
15 wet
Apr
55° / 34°
15 wet
May
69° / 45°
15 wet
Jun
77° / 55°
13 wet
Jul
81° / 60°
13 wet
Aug
80° / 59°
12 wet
Sep
72° / 51°
11 wet
Oct
59° / 41°
16 wet
Nov
47° / 32°
17 wet
Dec
37° / 23°
19 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Auburn, NY, 10.3 mi away at 770 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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