New York · Hiking

Mossy Point White Trail

Mossy Point White TrailPhoto: javajoe6, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
0.7 mi
round trip
195 ft
climb
1,143 ft
high point
Out and back
route
Jun–Sep
best months

Mossy Point White Trail is a short, easy out-and-back hike in New York, about 1.2 miles from the town of Wales Center. The trail is 1.5 miles long, with a low point of 1,093 feet and a high of 1,143 feet, and it gains about 43 feet of elevation. The steepest stretch comes early on, at about 0.26 miles in, with a grade of 9 percent. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Wales run from highs around 75°F in June to about 79°F in July, with September still near 72°F. Winters are cold and snowy, with January highs around 32°F and snow on about 13 days that month. The trail sits close to several other routes. Mossy Point Red Trail is just 0.2 miles away, and Conservation Trail (FLT) and Green Blazes Trail are within a mile. Hunters Creek Trail, a mountain biking route, is about 0.9 miles off.

  • Best time to go · Jun–Sep

    Best time to visit Mossy Point White 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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