Goodman Mountain Trail
- 0.8 mi
- round trip
- 487 ft
- climb
- 2,185 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Aug–Sep
- best months
Goodman Mountain Trail is a moderate out-and-back hike in New York's Horseshoe Lake Wild Forest, managed by the State Department of Conservation. The trail is about 1.6 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 487 feet, and it reaches a high point of 2,185 feet. The climb is front-loaded, with the steepest stretch at about 0.58 miles in, where the grade reaches 16 percent. 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 500 feet lower than the trail's high point, so temperatures on the summit run cooler. The hike takes about an hour. Coney Mountain Trail is about 1.5 miles away, and Round Lake Outlet offers canoeing about 3 miles off. Big Tupper, a ski touring area, is about 4 miles away, and Buck mountain fire tower trail is about 5 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Cloudsplitter Outfitters22 mi away
- Great Camp Sagamore25 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Best time to go · Aug–Sep
Best time to visit Goodman 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, 8.7 mi away at 1,680 ft. The station sits about 500 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
- 0.8 mi round trip
- Climbing
- About 487 ft
- Summit
- 2,185 ft
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Time
- About 0.5 hours
Questions about this route
How long is the Goodman Mountain Trail on Goodman Mountain?
About 0.8 mi round trip.
How much elevation gain is on the Goodman Mountain Trail?
About 487 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Goodman Mountain Trail?
It is rated moderate.
How long does the Goodman Mountain Trail take?
About 0.5 hours round trip.
Conditions and forecast on Goodman 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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