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New York · Hiking · Near Mount Kisco
Gardener's Path Trail
Photo: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)- 0.3 mi
- one way
- 27 ft
- climb
- 97 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Gardener's Path Trail is a short, easy hike of about 0.3 miles on Target Rock National Wildlife Refuge in New York, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The trail is a point-to-point route with a low point of about 61 feet and a high of about 97 feet, and it carries a total elevation gain of 27 feet. The climb is back-loaded, with the steepest stretch at about 0.17 miles in, and the route is estimated to take about half an hour. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Centerport show May highs around 70°F and September highs around 74°F, with July the warmest month at about 83°F. Rocky Beach Trail starts just 0.1 mile away, and Farm Trail is about 1.9 miles off. Augusta Reese Donohue Trail and Sagamore Hill Nature Trail are both within about 4 miles.
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If it rainsGail Frederick, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHenry Lloyd Manor
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Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Gardener's Path 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
38° / 24°
Feb
40° / 25°
Mar
47° / 31°
Apr
60° / 41°
May
70° / 50°
Jun
78° / 60°
Jul
83° / 66°
Aug
81° / 65°
Sep
74° / 59°
Oct
63° / 49°
Nov
52° / 39°
Dec
43° / 31°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Centerport, NY, 4.6 mi away at 30 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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