Esker Trail (Green)
- 0.8 mi
- round trip
- 345 ft
- climb
- 1,882 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Esker Trail (Green) is a cross-country ski route in New York, about 0.8 miles from the village of Keese Mill. It is a short, out-and-back run of 1.7 miles, with a total climb of 345 feet, making it a little over half a mile of ascent and descent each way. The route sits at an elevation between roughly 1,690 and 1,880 feet, with the high point around 1,880 feet, and the steepest stretch occurs about a quarter of the way in at a 12% grade. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show January highs around 25°F with lows near 2°F, while July and August average highs in the mid-70s. The station sits a few hundred feet lower than the trail, so temperatures on the route run a little cooler. Draper Lussi and Logger's Loop (Olive), two other cross-country ski routes, lie just 0.2 miles away, and the Esker Trail hike is about the same distance off. For a change of pace, the West Branch Saint Regis River offers canoeing about 7 miles away.
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