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Yellow Trail
- 0.7 mi
- loop
- 87 ft
- climb
- 719 ft
- high point
- Loop
- route
- Jul–Oct
- best months
Yellow Trail is a short, easy loop in New York's Nimham Mountain Multiple Use Area, managed by the State Department of Conservation. The trail is 0.73 miles long, with a total climb of 87 feet and a descent of 136 feet, making it a low-effort outing that works well as a quick addition to a longer outing on the surrounding network. The trail's front-loaded climb begins near the start, with the steepest section at about 0.1 mile, peaking at 719 feet. It returns to the starting elevation of 637 feet, with the high point at 719 feet and the low point at 618 feet. The estimated time is about half an hour. Summer and early fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 78°F and September highs near 70°F, with lows in the low 50s and 60s. That station sits a few hundred feet lower than the trail's high point, so temperatures up top run a little cooler. The Blue trail lies about 0.1 mile away, and the Horse Pound Brook Trail (orange) and Leaf Trail are both within about 2 miles. Climbers can find Bike Trail Boulder roughly 2.5 miles off.
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More in Mount KiscoBest time to go · Jul–Oct
Best time to visit Yellow Trail
Best months: July–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
33° / 16°
13 wet
Feb
36° / 19°
11 wet
Mar
44° / 26°
12 wet
Apr
57° / 37°
13 wet
May
66° / 47°
15 wet
Jun
73° / 56°
13 wet
Jul
78° / 61°
12 wet
Aug
76° / 60°
11 wet
Sep
70° / 53°
10 wet
Oct
60° / 41°
12 wet
Nov
49° / 32°
11 wet
Dec
39° / 23°
13 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Carmel 4n, NY, 3.2 mi away at 680 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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