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Old Croton Aqueduct Trail
- 1.5 mi
- round trip
- 416 ft
- climb
- Gravel Road
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Old Croton Aqueduct Trail is a short, easy mountain biking route in Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park in New York, managed by State Park and Recreation. The trail is an out-and-back that covers about 3 miles, with a low point of 147 feet and a high of 171 feet. The climb is gentle, with a one-way gain of 12 feet, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.97 miles, where the grade reaches 12 percent. 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. That station sits roughly 500 feet lower than the trail, so temperatures on the route run a little cooler. The Croton River, about 0.7 miles away, offers canoeing, and the Croton Gorge Trail is a hike about 0.9 miles off. The Croton RiverWalk and Cliffdale Loop are both about 1.2 miles away.
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Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Old Croton Aqueduct 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, 6.3 mi away at 670 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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