Nike Base Trails - Yellow Trail
- 0.4 mi
- one way
- 594 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Easy
- difficulty
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Nike Base Trails - Yellow Trail is an easy, flat hike on Town Of Grand Island Land in New York, about 1.5 miles from the town of Sheenwater. The trail is a short point-to-point route of about 0.4 miles, with no elevation gain and only a slight drop of 34 feet along the way. It makes a quick outing for anyone exploring the Nike Base Trails network. Summer is the warmest stretch. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Niagara Falls run to highs around 82°F in July, while September cools to about 74°F with lows near 54°F. Dogs are allowed on this trail, and they must be leashed. The Orange Trail lies about 0.3 miles away, and the Nike Base - White Trail and Loop Trail are both about 0.7 miles off. For a longer walk, Scenic Woods Trails sits roughly 4.7 miles away.
Best time to go · Jun–Sep
Best time to visit Nike Base Trails - Yellow 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.
Jan
33° / 19°
18 wet
Feb
35° / 19°
15 wet
Mar
43° / 26°
14 wet
Apr
56° / 36°
13 wet
May
69° / 48°
13 wet
Jun
78° / 58°
11 wet
Jul
82° / 63°
11 wet
Aug
80° / 61°
10 wet
Sep
74° / 54°
10 wet
Oct
61° / 43°
13 wet
Nov
49° / 33°
14 wet
Dec
39° / 25°
16 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Niagara Falls, NY, 5.2 mi away at 588 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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