Bullet Hole
Photo: ke9tv, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 1.2 mi
- one way
- 279 ft
- climb
- 1,814 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Sep
- best months
Bullet Hole is a short, easy hike in northern New York, about a mile from the village of Andes. It is a point-to-point route of roughly 1.2 miles, with a one-way elevation gain of 279 feet from a starting point near 1,600 feet to a high of about 1,810 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Delhi show July highs around 80°F with lows in the mid-50s, and September still reaches the low 70s. That station sits a few hundred feet lower than the trail's high point, so temperatures up top run a bit cooler. Dogs are allowed, bikes are not, and the trail is not wheelchair accessible. The Andes Rail Trail starts just 0.1 mile away, and the Lower Meadow Loop and Upper Meadow Loop are each about 3 miles off. Paddlers can find the Platte Kill about 8 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Catskill Outfitters26 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Best time to go · Sep
Best time to visit Bullet Hole
Best months: 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° / 12°
18 wet
Feb
34° / 13°
15 wet
Mar
42° / 21°
15 wet
Apr
56° / 32°
15 wet
May
67° / 42°
16 wet
Jun
75° / 51°
14 wet
Jul
80° / 55°
14 wet
Aug
79° / 54°
13 wet
Sep
72° / 47°
12 wet
Oct
60° / 36°
14 wet
Nov
47° / 28°
15 wet
Dec
36° / 19°
18 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Delhi 2 Se, NY, 7.9 mi away at 1,460 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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Route details
- Distance
- 1.2 mi
- Climbing
- About 279 ft
- Summit
- 1,931 ft
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Time
- About 0.5 hours
Questions about this route
How long is the Bullet Hole on Hemlock Knoll?
About 1.2 mi.
How much elevation gain is on the Bullet Hole?
About 279 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Bullet Hole?
It is rated easy.
How long does the Bullet Hole take?
About 0.5 hours round trip.
Conditions and forecast on Hemlock Knoll
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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