Devil's Bathtub Trail
- 0.2 mi
- round trip
- 77 ft
- climb
- 711 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Devil's Bathtub Trail is a short, easy cross-country ski route on County of Monroe Parks Land in New York, about 0.23 miles from the start. The trail is an out-and-back, roughly 0.46 miles long, with a total climb of about 77 feet and a total descent of the same. It sits at an elevation of about 676 feet, with the high point at 711 feet. Winter is the natural season for skiing here. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Victor show January highs around 39°F and lows near 16°F, while March runs a little milder, with highs around 43°F and lows near 24°F. The trail makes an easy addition to a longer outing. West Esker Trail is about 0.1 mile away and Grasslands Trail about 0.2 mile. East Esker Trail is about 0.5 mile off, and Quaker Pond Trail is about 0.7 mile away.
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Devil's Bathtub 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
39° / 16°
Feb
37° / 17°
Mar
43° / 24°
Apr
55° / 35°
May
69° / 47°
Jun
77° / 56°
Jul
81° / 61°
Aug
80° / 59°
Sep
73° / 50°
Oct
62° / 41°
Nov
49° / 32°
Dec
40° / 22°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Victor 2nw, NY, 6.5 mi away at 588 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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