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Orange Trail
- 0.6 mi
- one way
- 74 ft
- climb
- 428 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct
- best months
Orange Trail is a short, easy hike in Hart's Brook Nature Preserve and Arboretum, a state park managed by State Park and Recreation in New York. The trail is about 0.6 miles long, with a one-way climb of 74 feet from a low point of 333 feet to a high of 428 feet. The route is a point-to-point path, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.34 miles in, with a 9% grade. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Dobbs Ferry-Ardsley show May highs around 73°F and September highs around 77°F, while July averages about 86°F. Bikes are not allowed on this trail. The Blue Trail starts about 0.1 mile away, and the Yellow and Green trails are each about 0.2 mile off. For climbing, V.E. Macy Park is about 2.4 miles away.
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Best time to go · Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct
Best time to visit Orange Trail
Best months: April–June and August–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
40° / 23°
11 wet
Feb
43° / 25°
9 wet
Mar
51° / 31°
11 wet
Apr
63° / 40°
12 wet
May
73° / 50°
12 wet
Jun
81° / 59°
11 wet
Jul
86° / 64°
10 wet
Aug
84° / 63°
10 wet
Sep
77° / 56°
9 wet
Oct
65° / 45°
9 wet
Nov
54° / 36°
10 wet
Dec
44° / 29°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Dobbs Ferry-Ardsley, NY, 1.5 mi away at 200 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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