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Upper Highland Trail
- 1.1 mi
- one way
- 90 ft
- climb
- 327 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Upper Highland Trail is a short, easy loop hike in New York, about 0.3 miles from the town of Mount Airy. The trail is 1.1 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 90 feet and a total loss of 226 feet, so it works well as a quick outing or a warm-up before a longer walk. The route is a loop, and the steepest part comes at about 0.6 miles in, with an 8% grade. The high point is 327 feet, and the low point is 227 feet, so the climb is gentle and the descent is a little longer. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. 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 83°F. The Ccns Trail starts just 0.2 miles away, and the Croton Trails System and Highland Trail are both within a mile. Paddlers can reach the Croton River about a mile off.
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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 Upper Highland 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, 5.7 mi away at 670 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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