New York · Hiking

Bear Hollow Trail

Bear Hollow TrailPhoto: javajoe6, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
0.4 mi
round trip
86 ft
climb
1,097 ft
high point
Out and back
route
Jun–Sep
best months

Bear Hollow Trail is a short, easy out-and-back hike in Letchworth State Park in New York, managed by State Park and Recreation. The trail is about 0.7 miles long, with a total elevation gain of about 86 feet, and it starts and ends at roughly 1,056 feet. The route is mostly flat, with the steepest stretch at about 0.28 miles in, where the grade reaches about 5%. Summer and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 81°F and September highs around 73°F, with lows near 51°F. That station sits a few hundred feet lower than the trail, so temperatures on the trail run slightly cooler. The hike takes about half an hour, and it makes an easy pairing with other trails in the park. The Letchworth Finger Lakes Trail is about 0.6 miles away, the Big Flats Trail is about 0.8 miles away, and the Powerline Trail is about a mile away. For paddling, Twomile Creek is about 6.6 miles off.

  • Best time to go · Jun–Sep

    Best time to visit Bear Hollow Trail

    Best months: June–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.

    1. Jan

      31° / 15°

      15 wet

    2. Feb

      34° / 17°

      12 wet

    3. Mar

      42° / 24°

      12 wet

    4. Apr

      56° / 35°

      13 wet

    5. May

      69° / 47°

      13 wet

    6. Jun

      77° / 56°

      12 wet

    7. Jul

      81° / 60°

      12 wet

    8. Aug

      79° / 58°

      11 wet

    9. Sep

      73° / 51°

      11 wet

    10. Oct

      60° / 41°

      13 wet

    11. Nov

      48° / 32°

      12 wet

    12. Dec

      37° / 23°

      14 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mt Morris 2 W, NY, 4.5 mi away at 880 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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