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New York · Hiking · Near Mount Kisco
Split Rock Trail
- 0.5 mi
- one way
- 72 ft
- climb
- 402 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Split Rock Trail is a short, easy hike in New York, about half a mile from the village of Chimney Corners. The route is a point-to-point walk of roughly half a mile, with a total elevation gain of 72 feet and a steepest stretch of about 9% at around 0.29 miles in. 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, while July peaks near 83°F and January highs sit around 35°F. The trail sits close to several other short hikes. Pond Loop and Laurel Rock Trail are each about 0.1 mile away, and Turkey Trail is about 0.2 mile off. For time on the water, the Croton River is about 2 miles away.
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If it rainsDaniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAmerican Revolutionary War fort near West Point on the Hudson River
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Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Split Rock 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, 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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