Orange Trail
Photo: Dougtone, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 0.5 mi
- one way
- 144 ft
- climb
- 1,309 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Orange Trail is a short, easy hike in John Boyd Thacher State Park in New York, managed by State Park and Recreation. The route is 0.52 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 144 feet, and it rises from about 1,180 feet to about 1,309 feet. The climb is gentle overall, with the steepest stretch at about 0.23 miles in, where the grade reaches 17 percent. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 70°F and September highs around 74°F, with July the warmest month at about 81°F. That station sits roughly 325 feet lower than the trail's high point, so temperatures on the trail run a little cooler. The Yellow Trail starts just 0.1 mile away, and the Blue Loop Trail is about half a mile off. Climbers can find Sunset Wall and Horseshoe North Cliff about 1.3 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Catskill Outfitters43 mi away
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Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Orange Trail
Best months: April–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
31° / 12°
Feb
34° / 13°
Mar
42° / 20°
Apr
57° / 33°
May
70° / 44°
Jun
77° / 53°
Jul
81° / 59°
Aug
80° / 56°
Sep
74° / 49°
Oct
59° / 38°
Nov
48° / 28°
Dec
36° / 19°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Delanson 2ne, NY, 12 mi away at 984 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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