Hidden River Trail
- 0.5 mi
- one way
- 23 ft
- climb
- 443 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Hidden River Trail is a short, easy hike in New York, about half a mile long and rising just 23 feet from its low point of 393 feet to a high of 443 feet. It is a point-to-point route, and the climb is flat, with the steepest stretch at about 0.35 miles in, where the grade reaches 3 percent. The nearest town is Hawthorne Hill, about 0.8 miles away. The trail is best done in late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Albany show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 74°F, while winter brings frequent snow days from December through February. The route is close to several other trails. The Southern Blue Trail and the Paul Schaefer Yellow Trail both lie about 0.2 miles away, and the Blue Trail and the Orange Loop - Southbound are each about 1.8 miles off.
- Southern Blue TrailHiking0.2 mi
- Paul Schaefer Yellow TrailHiking0.2 mi
Blue TrailHikingPhoto: Dougtone, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.8 mi- Orange Loop - SouthboundHiking1.8 mi
- Blue Loop TrailHiking1.8 mi
- Power Line TrailHikingPhoto: Dougtone, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2 mi
- Whitmyer-Shaker Gorge TrailHikingPhoto: Dougtone, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2 mi
- Bedspring Ridge TrailHiking2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Blue TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: Dougtone, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Whitmyer-Shaker Gorge TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: Dougtone, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Power Line TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: Dougtone, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Red Loop TrailHiking · ~3 min drive
East Bluffs TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Dougtone, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Ballston Bicycle PathHiking · ~15 min drive
Charlie Huiest TrailHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: ke9tv, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Erie Canal Towpath Community Connector TrailHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: ke9tv, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Forts Ferry LoopHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: ke9tv, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Bird Watching LoopHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: PunkToad, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Best time to visit Hidden River 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, 5 mi away at 312 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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