East Esker Trail
- 0.3 mi
- round trip
- 112 ft
- climb
- 720 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Caution today
Weather is marginal · OpenWeather · checked 6 h ago
East Esker Trail is a short, easy cross-country ski route on County of Monroe Parks land in New York, set within the county's own managed parks. The trail runs about half a mile, and the entire out-and-back trip rises roughly 110 feet from a low of about 670 feet to a high of about 720 feet, with the steepest stretch coming near the start at about a 4% grade. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show January highs around 39°F with lows near 16°F, while February and March stay in the same range. Summer is much warmer, with July highs around 81°F. West Esker Trail lies about half a mile away, and North Meadow Trail and Devil's Bathtub Trail are each about 0.6 miles off. For a walk, Pine Woods Trail is roughly 0.9 miles away.
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit East Esker 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, 5.8 mi away at 588 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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