Fern Valley Trail
- 0.4 mi
- round trip
- 105 ft
- climb
- 700 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Fern Valley Trail is a short, easy cross-country ski route in New York, about 2.5 miles from the town of Henrietta. The trail is an out-and-back, roughly 0.7 miles long, with a steady climb from a low point of 662 feet to a high of 700 feet. The total elevation gain is about 105 feet, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.29 miles in, with a grade of about 6 percent. Winter is the natural season for this trail. 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. Several other trails sit close by. West Esker Trail is about 0.6 miles away, and Devil's Bathtub Trail and Grasslands Trail are each about a mile off. For a change of pace, Glazer Loop is a hike about 0.9 miles away.
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Fern Valley 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, 6.7 mi away at 588 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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0.43-mile out-and-back trail in New York with 125 ft of elevation gain.
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West Esker Trail
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West Esker Trail
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1.03-mile out-and-back route in New York with 243 ft of elevation gain.
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Devil's Bathtub Trail
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0.23-mile out-and-back trail in New York with 98 ft of elevation gain.
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West Esker Trail
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0.35-mile out-and-back trail in New York with 180 ft of elevation gain.
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Grasslands Trail
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1.21-mile out-and-back trail in New York with 168 ft of elevation gain.
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North Meadow Trail
~2 min drive
0.67-mile out-and-back trail in New York with 144 ft of elevation gain.
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North Meadow Trail
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0.27-mile out-and-back trail in New York with 112 ft of elevation gain.
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Grasslands Trail
~2 min drive
0.32-mile out-and-back trail in New York with 72 ft of elevation gain.
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Devil's Bathtub Trail
~2 min drive
0.12-mile out-and-back cross-country ski trail in New York.
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