Great Dune Red Trail
Photo: andyarthur, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 1.6 mi
- round trip
- 244 ft
- climb
- 335 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Great Dune Red Trail is an easy out-and-back hike in New York, about a mile from the town of Guilderland. The trail stretches about 3.3 miles round trip, with a total elevation gain of 244 feet, and the route is rated easy. The climb is gentle, with the steepest stretch at about 0.88 miles, rising to a high point of 335 feet before returning to the starting elevation of 311 feet. Spring and fall are the most comfortable seasons. Typical averages from the nearby Albany airport weather station run to highs around 71°F in May and 74°F in September, while winter brings highs in the low to mid 30s and regular snow days from December through February. The trip takes about an hour. The Great Dune Blue Trail lies about 0.6 miles away, and the Truax Trail (green) and Karner Barrens Yellow Trail are both within about a mile and a half. Climbers can find Fossil Wall about 7 miles off.
Local outfitters
- Catskill Outfitters50 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Great Dune Blue TrailHikingPhoto: andyarthur, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.6 mi- Truax Trail (green)Hiking1.1 mi
Karner Barrens Yellow TrailHikingPhoto: Henry Bellagnome from Troy, New York, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.4 mi- Karner Barrens East Blue TrailHikingPhoto: Henry Bellagnome from Troy, New York, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.6 mi
- Fossil WallRock climbing7.1 mi
- Horseshoe North CliffRock climbing7.1 mi
- Dark BlockRock climbing7.2 mi
Cave WallRock climbingPhoto: andyarthur, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)7.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Great Dune Red TrailHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: andyarthur, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Whitmyer-Shaker Gorge TrailHiking · ~11 min drivePhoto: Dougtone, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Great Dune Blue TrailHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: andyarthur, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Town of Bethlehem Water Pipeline PathHiking · ~12 min drivePhoto: Henry Bellagnome from Troy, New York, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Karner Barrens Yellow TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Henry Bellagnome from Troy, New York, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Red Loop TrailHiking · ~6 min drive
- Karner Barrens East Blue TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: Henry Bellagnome from Troy, New York, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Capital Hills Hiking TrailHiking · ~10 min drivePhoto: rik-shaw from Albany, New York, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- White TrailHiking · ~10 min drivePhoto: rik-shaw from Albany, New York, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Blue TrailHiking · ~11 min drivePhoto: Dougtone, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Great Dune Red Trail
Best months: April and June–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
33° / 16°
12 wet · 9 snow
Feb
36° / 18°
11 wet · 8 snow
Mar
45° / 26°
12 wet · 6 snow
Apr
59° / 37°
12 wet · 1 snow
May
71° / 48°
13 wet
Jun
79° / 57°
12 wet
Jul
84° / 62°
12 wet
Aug
82° / 61°
11 wet
Sep
74° / 53°
10 wet
Oct
62° / 41°
11 wet
Nov
49° / 32°
11 wet · 3 snow
Dec
38° / 23°
13 wet · 7 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Albany Ap, NY, 4.8 mi away at 312 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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