Railway Trail
Photo: Sikander Iqbal, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 0.3 mi
- round trip
- 41 ft
- climb
- Out and back
- route
- Easy
- difficulty
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Railway Trail is a short, flat out-and-back hike in New York, about a third of a mile long and roughly 0.66 miles round trip. It gains about 21 feet in elevation, and the total climb and descent add up to about 41 feet each way. The route starts at roughly 475 feet and peaks at about 484 feet, making it an easy walk with almost no change in elevation. The nearest town is Olcott, about 43 miles away, which makes this a good short stop for anyone already in the area. The weather station that feeds the typical averages sits about 47 miles away and is roughly 190 feet lower, so temperatures on this trail may run slightly cooler. Late spring through early fall is the most comfortable stretch. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show June highs around 77°F and September highs around 74°F, with July warming to about 83°F. The trail makes an easy pairing with Devil's Den Trail, about 0.3 miles away, and Springbank Trail, about half a mile off. Waterfront Trail and Bob Mills Boardwalk Trail lie about 9 miles away.
Best time to go · Jun–Sep
Best time to visit Railway Trail
Best months: June–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.
Jan
34° / 19°
18 wet
Feb
35° / 19°
15 wet
Mar
43° / 25°
13 wet
Apr
55° / 35°
14 wet
May
68° / 46°
14 wet
Jun
77° / 57°
12 wet
Jul
83° / 62°
11 wet
Aug
81° / 61°
12 wet
Sep
74° / 54°
12 wet
Oct
61° / 44°
17 wet
Nov
50° / 34°
15 wet
Dec
39° / 26°
16 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Youngstown 2 E, NY, 47.2 mi away at 295 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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