Huckleberry Point Trail
Photo: Alexander Gude, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 1.3 mi
- round trip
- 850 ft
- climb
- 2,500 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Sep–Oct
- best months
Huckleberry Point Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back hike in New York, about a mile from the village of Platte Clove. It's an easy route that climbs roughly 850 feet from a starting point near 2,433 feet to a high point of 2,500 feet, with the steepest stretch at about 0.86 miles in from the start. The trail begins and ends close to the same elevation, making it a straightforward loop for a short outing. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical July averages from a nearby weather station in Platte Clove run to a high of 80°F and a low of 55°F, and September stays mild with highs around 72°F. That station sits about 470 feet lower than the trail's high point, so temperatures on the ridge run cooler. The hike takes about 1.5 hours to complete. Devil's Path and the Overlook Trail both lie about 1.6 miles away, and the Twilight Park Trail is about 1.8 miles off. For something different, the Catskills climbing area is about 3.5 miles from the trail.
Local outfitters
- Catskill Outfitters13 mi away
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Best time to go · Sep–Oct
Best time to visit Huckleberry Point Trail
Best months: September–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
32° / 12°
16 wet
Feb
35° / 13°
13 wet
Mar
42° / 20°
13 wet
Apr
55° / 31°
12 wet
May
67° / 42°
14 wet
Jun
75° / 51°
14 wet
Jul
80° / 55°
14 wet
Aug
79° / 54°
13 wet
Sep
72° / 48°
11 wet
Oct
59° / 37°
12 wet
Nov
47° / 28°
13 wet
Dec
37° / 19°
16 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Platte Clove, NY, 1 mi away at 2,032 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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