Clements Pond Trail
- 1.5 mi
- round trip
- 1,356 ft
- climb
- 1,790 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Clements Pond Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back hike in the Wilmington Wild Forest in New York, managed by the State Department of Conservation. The trail starts at an elevation of about 1,655 feet and climbs to a high point of 1,790 feet, with a total elevation gain of 1,356 feet over the course of the round trip. The steepest stretch comes at about 0.6 miles in, where the grade reaches 21 percent. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Lake Placid show July highs around 74°F with lows near 54°F, while winter highs stay in the 20s. The hike takes about 1.5 hours. Sentinel Loop and Trail 7 Climb are both about 1.2 miles away, and Boulder Rush is about 1.3 miles off. Climbers can find the D: Wilmington Region area about 5.3 miles away.
- Sentinel LoopHiking1.2 mi
- Trail 7 ClimbHiking1.2 mi
- Boulder RushHiking1.3 mi
- Upstream (Upper)Hiking1.3 mi
- D: Wilmington RegionRock climbing5.3 mi
- Cloudspin CliffRock climbing5.4 mi
- Owls Head MountainRock climbing5.6 mi
- West Branch Ausable RiverRiver fishing9.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Lost FarmHiking · ~6 min drivePhoto: Idawriter, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Bear Den TrailHiking · ~10 min drivePhoto: Apuch, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Wilmington TrailHiking · ~11 min drivePhoto: Navin75, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Upham TrailHiking · ~12 min drive
- Rock Garden TrailHiking · ~10 min drivePhoto: Idawriter, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
West Branch Nature TrailHiking · ~10 min drivePhoto: Tainanian, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Baxter Mountain from Beede FarmHiking · ~13 min drive
- Marble Mountain TrailHiking · ~12 min drive
- Sentinel LoopHiking · ~2 min drive
- Flume Knob TrailHiking · ~11 min drivePhoto: Idawriter, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Clements Pond Trail
No month here meets our mild-weather rule. 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
23° / 6°
18 wet
Feb
27° / 8°
14 wet
Mar
36° / 16°
14 wet
Apr
49° / 29°
14 wet
May
62° / 40°
15 wet
Jun
70° / 49°
14 wet
Jul
74° / 54°
14 wet
Aug
73° / 52°
13 wet
Sep
66° / 45°
13 wet
Oct
52° / 35°
15 wet
Nov
40° / 25°
16 wet
Dec
28° / 14°
18 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lake Placid 2 S, NY, 11.1 mi away at 1,888 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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