New York · Hiking

Mossy Point Red Trail

Mossy Point Red TrailPhoto: javajoe6, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
0.8 mi
round trip
325 ft
climb
1,141 ft
high point
Out and back
route
Jun–Sep
best months

Mossy Point Red Trail is an easy out-and-back hike in New York, about a mile from Wales Center. The trail starts and ends at roughly the same elevation, with a low point of about 1,033 feet and a high of about 1,141 feet, and the total climb is about 325 feet round trip. The route is short, covering about 1.6 miles, and it moves easily between the two ends. The steepest stretch comes early, around the 0.11-mile mark, with a grade of about 12 percent. The trip is estimated to take about half an hour. Summer and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from the nearby Wales weather station put July highs around 79°F and September highs around 72°F, with snow days from December through February. The Mossy Point White Trail is just 0.2 miles away, and the Conservation Trail (FLT) is about 0.6 miles off. Hunters Creek Trail, a mountain biking route, is roughly 1.1 miles away, and the Green Blazes Trail is about the same distance.

  • Best time to go · Jun–Sep

    Best time to visit Mossy Point Red Trail

    Best months: June–September. 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.

    1. Jan

      32° / 15°

      18 wet · 13 snow

    2. Feb

      33° / 15°

      15 wet · 11 snow

    3. Mar

      42° / 22°

      14 wet · 7 snow

    4. Apr

      55° / 33°

      13 wet · 2 snow

    5. May

      67° / 44°

      13 wet

    6. Jun

      75° / 54°

      12 wet

    7. Jul

      79° / 58°

      11 wet

    8. Aug

      78° / 57°

      11 wet

    9. Sep

      72° / 50°

      11 wet

    10. Oct

      59° / 40°

      13 wet · 1 snow

    11. Nov

      47° / 31°

      14 wet · 4 snow

    12. Dec

      37° / 22°

      17 wet · 10 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Wales, NY, 2.5 mi away at 1,135 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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