Bobcat Trail
- 0.1 mi
- round trip
- 21 ft
- climb
- 1,688 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Bobcat Trail is a short cross-country ski route in New York, about 0.6 miles from the village of Paul Smiths. It is an out-and-back, about 0.28 miles long with only a 21-foot climb to the high point of 1688 feet and a similar drop back down. The trail is flat, so it works well for a quick run on the snow or as a way to get out onto the ski network close to town. Winter is the natural season for this route. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Saranac run from highs of 25°F and lows of 2°F in January to highs of 37°F in March. Summer brings highs in the upper 70s, but July and August are the warmest months. Several other cross-country ski routes sit within a tenth of a mile, including Wood & Waters Trail (Red), Heron Marsh Trail (Gray) and Logger's Loop (Olive). Farther out, the K: Northern Region climbing area is about 3 miles away.
Best time to go
Best time to visit Bobcat Trail
No month here meets our mild-weather rule. 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
25° / 2°
15 wet
Feb
28° / 3°
13 wet
Mar
37° / 12°
14 wet
Apr
50° / 26°
15 wet
May
64° / 37°
16 wet
Jun
72° / 46°
16 wet
Jul
77° / 51°
16 wet
Aug
75° / 49°
16 wet
Sep
68° / 41°
14 wet
Oct
54° / 32°
16 wet
Nov
42° / 22°
16 wet
Dec
30° / 11°
17 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Saranac Rgnl Ap, NY, 4.9 mi away at 1,663 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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