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Kennedy Rail Trail
Photo: Mr. George Lou, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 1.7 mi
- one way
- 90 ft
- climb
- 305 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
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Kennedy Rail Trail is a short, easy hike in New York, about 1.1 miles from Valley Pond Estates. The route is a point-to-point trail of roughly 1.7 miles, with a low point of 202 feet and a high of 305 feet. The climb is gentle overall, with a one-way gain of about 90 feet, though the steepest stretch comes at about 1.1 miles, where the grade reaches 17%. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the best bets. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Shrub Oak show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 75°F, with July the warmest month at about 84°F. Several other trails sit close by. Green Loop is about a mile away, and White Trail and Pink and White are each within about 1.7 miles. For climbing, Ward Pound Ridge Reservation is roughly 7.4 miles off.
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Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Kennedy Rail 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
37° / 17°
Feb
39° / 20°
Mar
48° / 26°
Apr
60° / 36°
May
71° / 47°
Jun
79° / 56°
Jul
84° / 61°
Aug
83° / 60°
Sep
75° / 52°
Oct
64° / 41°
Nov
52° / 31°
Dec
41° / 24°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Shrub Oak, NY, 7.3 mi away at 462 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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Photo: Mr. George Lou, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Green Loop
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Photo: usf1fan2, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)White Trail
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Photo: New York Public Library, No restrictions (via Wikimedia Commons)Blue Trail
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White Trail
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0.68-mile point-to-point trail in New York with 176 ft gain.
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White Trail
~5 min drive
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Pink and White
~3 min drive
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White Trail
~6 min drive
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Yellow Loop
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