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Leaf Trail
Photo: eml23, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 117 ft
- climb
- 461 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jul–Oct
- best months
Leaf Trail is a short, easy out-and-back hike on county land in New York, set within the County of Putnam Land. The route is less than a mile long, with a total climb of about 117 feet and a round-trip distance of roughly a mile. The high point reaches about 461 feet, and the trail's steepest stretch comes early, near the 0.15 mile mark, with a grade of about 8 percent. The trail is a quick outing, estimated to take about half an hour, and the low elevation gain makes it a gentle addition to a longer day on the surrounding network of trails. The nearest town is Brewster, and the trail sits on county land. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Carmel run from highs around 73°F in June to about 78°F in July, with September cooling to highs near 70°F. Several other routes lie close by. Squirrel Trail is about 0.4 miles away and Yellow Trail about 2 miles off. The Hudson Valley Greenway Trail (Brewster Village) is roughly 2.8 miles away, and the climbing area at Bike Trail Boulder is about 0.6 miles from the trail.
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More in Mount KiscoBest time to go · Jul–Oct
Best time to visit Leaf Trail
Best months: July–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°
13 wet
Feb
36° / 19°
11 wet
Mar
44° / 26°
12 wet
Apr
57° / 37°
13 wet
May
66° / 47°
15 wet
Jun
73° / 56°
13 wet
Jul
78° / 61°
12 wet
Aug
76° / 60°
11 wet
Sep
70° / 53°
10 wet
Oct
60° / 41°
12 wet
Nov
49° / 32°
11 wet
Dec
39° / 23°
13 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Carmel 4n, NY, 3.4 mi away at 680 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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