East Esker Trail
- 0.1 mi
- round trip
- 44 ft
- climb
- 739 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
East Esker Trail is a short, easy cross-country ski route on County of Monroe Parks land in New York, about 0.12 miles from the start. The trail is an out-and-back, roughly 0.24 miles long, with a total climb of about 44 feet and a steepest grade of about 5% near the beginning. It's a low-commitment outing, and the whole trip is under half a mile. 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. Southern Meadow is about 0.2 miles away, and Quaker Pond Trail is about 0.4 miles away, both cross-country ski routes. For hiking, Devil's Bathtub Trail is about 0.9 miles off, and Pine Woods Trail is about 1.7 miles away.
- Southern MeadowCross-country skiing0.2 mi
- Quaker Pond TrailCross-country skiing0.4 mi
- Devil's Bathtub TrailHiking0.9 mi
- Pine Woods TrailHiking1.7 mi
- Fern Valley TrailHiking2 mi
- Royal Coach LoopHiking2.6 mi
Glazer LoopHikingPhoto: Devin Herron, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)2.8 mi
Irondequoit CreekCanoeingPhoto: Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers), CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- East Esker TrailCross-country skiing · Next door
- Southern MeadowCross-country skiing · Next door
- Southern MeadowCross-country skiing · Next door
- Southern MeadowCross-country skiing · Next door
- East Esker TrailCross-country skiing · Next door
- Quaker Pond TrailCross-country skiing · Next door
- Quaker Pond TrailCross-country skiing · Next door
- Quaker Pond TrailCross-country skiing · Next door
- East Esker TrailCross-country skiing · Next door
- Quaker Pond TrailCross-country skiing · Next door
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, 5.9 mi away at 588 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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