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New York · Hiking · Near Mount Kisco
Orange Trail
- 0.3 mi
- one way
- 71 ft
- climb
- 591 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Apr
- best months
Orange Trail is a short, easy hike in New York, set within Old Field Preserve (Houlihan Property) on city land. The route is 0.34 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 71 feet, and it rises from about 506 feet to about 591 feet. The climb is gentle, with the steepest stretch at about 0.1 mile, where the grade reaches 8 percent. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Danbury, Connecticut, show May highs around 69°F and September highs around 74°F, with July the warmest month at about 82°F. The trail makes an easy addition to a longer outing. Blue Trail lies just 0.1 mile away, and Deer Hollow Trail is about 0.7 mile off. Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, a climbing area, is roughly 2.7 miles away, and the Norwalk River offers canoeing about 8.6 miles away.
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Best time to go · Apr
Best time to visit Orange Trail
Best months: April. 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
36° / 18°
11 wet
Feb
39° / 20°
10 wet
Mar
47° / 27°
11 wet
Apr
59° / 37°
12 wet
May
69° / 46°
14 wet
Jun
78° / 56°
13 wet
Jul
82° / 62°
13 wet
Aug
80° / 60°
14 wet
Sep
74° / 52°
14 wet
Oct
62° / 41°
13 wet
Nov
51° / 31°
11 wet
Dec
41° / 24°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Danbury Muni Ap, CT, 8.4 mi away at 457 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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