Coney Mountain Trail
Photo: andyarthur, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 1.0 mi
- one way
- 554 ft
- climb
- 2,297 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Aug–Sep
- best months
Coney Mountain Trail is a 1-mile hike in New York's Horseshoe Lake Wild Forest, managed by the State Department of Conservation. It is a short, easy route with a total elevation gain of 554 feet, rising from about 1,768 feet to 2,297 feet at the high point. The steepest stretch comes at about 0.68 miles, with a 17% grade, and the trail ends with a small loss of 94 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Tupper Lake run to highs around 77°F in July, with lows near 54°F. That station sits about 600 feet lower than the trail's high point, so temperatures on the summit run cooler. The hike takes about half an hour. Goodman Mountain Trail lies about 1.5 miles away, and Round Lake Outlet offers canoeing about 2 miles off. Buck Mountain fire tower trail and Trout Pond Trail are both within 5 miles.
Local outfitters
- Cloudsplitter Outfitters22 mi away
- Great Camp Sagamore24 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Best time to go · Aug–Sep
Best time to visit Coney Mountain 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
25° / 4°
17 wet
Feb
29° / 5°
14 wet
Mar
37° / 14°
14 wet
Apr
50° / 28°
12 wet
May
65° / 41°
13 wet
Jun
73° / 50°
14 wet
Jul
77° / 54°
14 wet
Aug
76° / 53°
12 wet
Sep
69° / 45°
12 wet
Oct
55° / 35°
14 wet
Nov
42° / 25°
15 wet
Dec
31° / 13°
17 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tupper Lake Sunmount, NY, 10 mi away at 1,680 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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Route details
- Distance
- 1.0 mi
- Climbing
- About 554 ft
- Summit
- 2,297 ft
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Time
- About 0.5 hours
Questions about this route
How long is the Coney Mountain Trail on Coney Mountain?
About 1.0 mi.
How much elevation gain is on the Coney Mountain Trail?
About 554 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Coney Mountain Trail?
It is rated easy.
How long does the Coney Mountain Trail take?
About 0.5 hours round trip.
Conditions and forecast on Coney Mountain
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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