Wiley Orange Trail
- 0.3 mi
- round trip
- 56 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
The Wiley Orange Trail is a short, flat mountain biking route in New York, about a mile from Watertown Center. It is an easy out-and-back ride of roughly 0.66 miles, with a total elevation gain and loss of about 56 feet. The trail starts at around 621 feet and reaches a high point of 640 feet before returning to nearly the same level. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from the nearby Watertown weather station put July highs around 80°F with lows near 62°F, while winter brings highs in the 20s and regular snow from December through February. The Wiley Blue Trail lies about 0.2 miles away, and the Wiley Yellow Trail is about half a mile off. Farther out, the James R. Kanik Calcium Trail and the Black River Trail offer hiking within about 5 miles.
- Wiley Blue TrailMountain biking0.2 mi
- Wiley Yellow TrailMountain biking0.5 mi
- James R. Kanik Calcium TrailHiking4.3 mi
- Black River TrailHiking5 mi
- Downybrook Nature Preserve East Side TrailMountain biking5.6 mi
- Pinckney TrailHiking7.5 mi
- Warrior TrailHiking7.5 mi
Pole Line TrailHikingPhoto: andyarthur, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)7.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Wiley Blue TrailMountain biking · Next door
- ExplorerMountain biking · ~14 min drive
- Wiley Blue TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Electric LoopMountain biking · ~15 min drive
- Wiley Yellow TrailMountain biking · Next door
- James R. Kanik Calcium TrailMountain biking · ~7 min drive
- Downybrook Nature Preserve East Side TrailMountain biking · ~10 min drive
- Downybrook Nature Preserve East Side TrailMountain biking · ~10 min drive
- Downybrook Nature Preserve East Side TrailMountain biking · ~10 min drive
- Downybrook Nature Preserve East Side TrailMountain biking · ~10 min drive
Best time to visit Wiley Orange Trail
Best months: June–September. 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
29° / 11°
18 wet · 12 snow
Feb
31° / 12°
15 wet · 10 snow
Mar
40° / 22°
14 wet · 6 snow
Apr
53° / 35°
13 wet · 1 snow
May
67° / 47°
14 wet
Jun
75° / 57°
12 wet
Jul
80° / 62°
11 wet
Aug
79° / 60°
11 wet
Sep
72° / 52°
12 wet
Oct
59° / 41°
16 wet
Nov
46° / 30°
15 wet · 4 snow
Dec
35° / 20°
17 wet · 9 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Watertown, NY, 2.2 mi away at 497 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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