Button Bay State Park
Campground
Campground · 2.3 mi from the trail
New York · Hiking · Near South Burlington
Barn Rock Trail
Photo: TheNickster, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 1.4 mi
- round trip
- 681 ft
- climb
- 596 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Barn Rock Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back hike in New York's Split Rock Wild Forest, managed by the State Department of Conservation. The trail rises from a low point of 114 feet to a high of 596 feet, with a total elevation gain of 681 feet over the round trip. The climb is steepest near the start, with a 29% grade at about 0.33 miles, and the trail is rated moderate. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Vergennes, Vermont, show July highs around 83°F with lows near 61°F, while September cools to highs in the low 70s. That station sits about 400 feet lower than the trail's high point, so temperatures on the ridge run cooler. The hike takes about 1.5 hours. Cross-Over Trail and Gary's Elbow Trail both lie within a mile, and Split Rock Canyon offers climbing about 0.9 miles away. For an overnight stay, Button Bay State Park is about 2.3 miles off.
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Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Barn Rock Trail
Best months: April–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
29° / 10°
Feb
32° / 10°
Mar
41° / 20°
Apr
55° / 33°
May
68° / 45°
Jun
77° / 55°
Jul
83° / 61°
Aug
81° / 59°
Sep
73° / 51°
Oct
59° / 40°
Nov
47° / 29°
Dec
36° / 18°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Vergennes, VT, 6.9 mi away at 196 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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