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Northville-Placid Trail Spur to Cold R. Lean-Tos

Northville-Placid Trail Spur to Cold R. Lean-TosPhoto: ke9tv, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
0.5 mi
round trip
124 ft
climb
1,699 ft
high point
Out and back
route
Aug–Sep
best months

The Northville-Placid Trail Spur to Cold R. Lean-Tos is a short, easy hike in the High Peaks Wilderness of New York, managed by the State Department of Conservation. The route is about a mile long, with a total elevation gain of 124 feet, and it makes a simple out-and-back from the trail's low point at 1,664 feet to its high point at 1,699 feet. The steepest stretch comes at about 0.28 miles in, with a grade of about 5 percent. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from the nearby Newcomb weather station show July highs around 77°F and lows near 53°F, while winter highs stay in the 20s. Calkins Brook Truck Trail is about 0.6 miles away, and Calkins Brook Trail and Seward Range Trail are each about 4.8 miles off. Raquette Falls Carry lies roughly 5.1 miles away.

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  • Best time to go · Aug–Sep

    Best time to visit Northville-Placid Trail Spur to Cold R. Lean-Tos

    Best months: August–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

      26° / 4°

      17 wet

    2. Feb

      29° / 4°

      13 wet

    3. Mar

      37° / 13°

      13 wet

    4. Apr

      50° / 27°

      12 wet

    5. May

      64° / 39°

      13 wet

    6. Jun

      72° / 49°

      13 wet

    7. Jul

      77° / 53°

      13 wet

    8. Aug

      74° / 52°

      12 wet

    9. Sep

      67° / 44°

      11 wet

    10. Oct

      54° / 34°

      14 wet

    11. Nov

      41° / 24°

      14 wet

    12. Dec

      31° / 12°

      16 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Newcomb, NY, 8.5 mi away at 1,647 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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