Long Trail (White)
- 4.0 mi
- round trip
- 814 ft
- climb
- 1,817 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Oct
- best months
Long Trail (White) is a 4-mile hike on land managed by a non-governmental organization in New York, on the Friends of the Dyken Pond Center Ltd Land. The route is an out-and-back that climbs from about 1,696 feet to a high point of 1,817 feet, with a total elevation gain of 814 feet over the round trip. The steepest stretch comes at about 2.9 miles, where the grade reaches 9 percent. Summer and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Grafton, NY, show July highs around 78°F and September highs near 69°F, with lows in the low 50s. That station sits a few hundred feet lower than the trail's high point, so temperatures on the summit run a little cooler. The hike takes about 3 hours. Newcomb Pond Trail (Coral) is less than a mile away. The Chili Slide and Watershed cross-country ski trails are within about 1.7 miles, and the Hoosic River Canoe Route is roughly 7 miles off.
Best time to go · Jun–Oct
Best time to visit Long Trail (White)
Best months: 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
30° / 14°
13 wet
Feb
32° / 16°
11 wet
Mar
41° / 23°
13 wet
Apr
55° / 35°
13 wet
May
67° / 46°
14 wet
Jun
74° / 54°
12 wet
Jul
78° / 59°
12 wet
Aug
77° / 58°
11 wet
Sep
69° / 51°
11 wet
Oct
57° / 41°
12 wet
Nov
45° / 30°
12 wet
Dec
34° / 21°
13 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Grafton, NY, 3.9 mi away at 1,560 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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