New York · Mountain biking · Near Mount Kisco

Washington Street Trail

0.3 mi
round trip
169 ft
climb
Out and back
route
Apr–Oct
best months

Washington Street Trail is a short, easy mountain biking route in Blue Mountain Reservation County Park in New York, on county land. The trail is about 0.34 miles long and rises about 163 feet from its start, with the high point at 385 feet. The climb is front-loaded, with the steepest stretch at about 0.18 miles in, where the grade reaches 13 percent. The total round trip is about 0.68 miles, and the trail is an out-and-back. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the best bets. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Shrub Oak show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 75°F, with July the warmest month at about 84°F. Several other trails and climbing areas sit close by. Rambler, a mountain biking route, and My Favorite Trail and Rocky Glen, both hikes, are each about 0.2 miles away. Blue Mountain Park, a climbing area, is about 0.7 miles off.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Graymoor Hiker Campsite

    Campground

    Campground · 6.2 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Nonna's of Buchanan

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 1 mi
  • If it rainsDaniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Fort Montgomery

    Museum

    Museum · 5.9 mi from Mount Kisco

    American Revolutionary War fort near West Point on the Hudson River

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 (commons)

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  • Best time to go · Apr–Oct

    Best time to visit Washington Street 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.

    1. Jan

      37° / 17°

    2. Feb

      39° / 20°

    3. Mar

      48° / 26°

    4. Apr

      60° / 36°

    5. May

      71° / 47°

    6. Jun

      79° / 56°

    7. Jul

      84° / 61°

    8. Aug

      83° / 60°

    9. Sep

      75° / 52°

    10. Oct

      64° / 41°

    11. Nov

      52° / 31°

    12. Dec

      41° / 24°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Shrub Oak, NY, 6.5 mi away at 462 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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