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New York · Hiking · Near Mount Kisco
Red Trail
- 0.5 mi
- loop
- 67 ft
- climb
- 591 ft
- high point
- Loop
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Red Trail is a short, easy loop on county land in Hilltop Hanover, New York, about half a mile long and roughly 67 feet of elevation gain. It's a low-commitment outing, with the high point at about 591 feet and the low at about 488 feet, and the steepest stretch comes early on, around 10% grade at about 0.11 miles in. The most comfortable months for a visit are late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run from highs around 70°F in May to about 74°F in September, with July the warmest at about 83°F. The Hilltop Loop lies about 0.3 miles away, and the Chestnut Hill Trail and Teatown-Kitchawan Trail are both within about 2 miles. Tea Town Boulders, a climbing area, is about 3.6 miles off.
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Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Red 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
35° / 17°
11 wet
Feb
39° / 18°
9 wet
Mar
47° / 25°
10 wet
Apr
60° / 36°
11 wet
May
70° / 46°
12 wet
Jun
78° / 55°
11 wet
Jul
83° / 61°
10 wet
Aug
81° / 59°
10 wet
Sep
74° / 52°
9 wet
Oct
63° / 41°
10 wet
Nov
51° / 31°
9 wet
Dec
41° / 23°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Yorktown Hts 1w, NY, 1.6 mi away at 670 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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