New York · Mountain biking · Near Mount Kisco

Old Croton Aqueduct Trail

0.5 mi
round trip
85 ft
climb
Gravel Road
surface
Out and back
route
Apr–Jun, Aug–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 0.9 miles, with a high point of 145 feet and a low of 133 feet. The climb is nearly flat, with a maximum grade of about 6% at roughly 0.4 miles in. The most comfortable months for a ride are late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Dobbs Ferry-Ardsley show May highs around 73°F and September highs around 77°F, with July the warmest month at about 86°F. The Hudson River Greenway Trail is about 0.4 miles away, and the Woodland Trail and Broad Trail are within about a mile. For climbing, Orange Hill Bouldering is about 2.5 miles off.

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  • Sleep close

    Courtyard

    Hotel

    Hotel · 0.8 mi from Mount Kisco
  • Eat after

    Amjo's Culinary Corner

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 1 mi
  • If it rainsJim.henderson, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Hudson River Museum

    Museum

    Museum · 2.2 mi from Mount Kisco

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  • Best time to go · Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct

    Best time to visit Old Croton Aqueduct Trail

    Best months: April–June and August–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.

    1. Jan

      40° / 23°

      11 wet

    2. Feb

      43° / 25°

      9 wet

    3. Mar

      51° / 31°

      11 wet

    4. Apr

      63° / 40°

      12 wet

    5. May

      73° / 50°

      12 wet

    6. Jun

      81° / 59°

      11 wet

    7. Jul

      86° / 64°

      10 wet

    8. Aug

      84° / 63°

      10 wet

    9. Sep

      77° / 56°

      9 wet

    10. Oct

      65° / 45°

      9 wet

    11. Nov

      54° / 36°

      10 wet

    12. Dec

      44° / 29°

      11 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Dobbs Ferry-Ardsley, NY, 3 mi away at 200 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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