Phoenicia Trail
- 0.4 mi
- one way
- 129 ft
- climb
- 897 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Sep–Oct
- best months
Phoenicia Trail is a short, easy hike in the Phoenicia - Mt. Tobias Wild Forest in New York, managed by the State Department of Conservation. The trail is about 0.4 miles long, with a one-way climb of about 130 feet from a starting point near 884 feet to a high of about 900 feet. The route is a point-to-point path, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.3 miles in, with a grade of about 17 percent. Summer and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Platte Clove show July highs around 80°F and September highs around 72°F, though that station sits about 1,100 feet higher than the trail, so temperatures on the trail run warmer. Tanbark Trail and Phoenicia, Sportsman's Wall are both about a mile away. Willow Trail is roughly 3 miles off, and Esopus Creek offers paddling about 5 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Catskill Outfittersunder a mile away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Best time to go · Sep–Oct
Best time to visit Phoenicia Trail
Best months: September–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
32° / 12°
16 wet
Feb
35° / 13°
13 wet
Mar
42° / 20°
13 wet
Apr
55° / 31°
12 wet
May
67° / 42°
14 wet
Jun
75° / 51°
14 wet
Jul
80° / 55°
14 wet
Aug
79° / 54°
13 wet
Sep
72° / 48°
11 wet
Oct
59° / 37°
12 wet
Nov
47° / 28°
13 wet
Dec
37° / 19°
16 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Platte Clove, NY, 11.8 mi away at 2,032 ft. The station sits about 1,100 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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