Flanagan's Run
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 316 ft
- climb
- 2,046 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Flanagan's Run is a short cross-country ski trail in the Mount Van Hoevenberg Winter Recreation Area in New York, on land managed by the State Department of Conservation. It runs 0.54 miles one way, and despite its length it is rated hard. The trail climbs about 130 feet one way. Skied out and back, the full trip covers about 1.1 miles with roughly 320 feet of climbing and the same amount of descent. Elevations range from about 1,900 to just over 2,040 feet. The steepest pitch, around a 12 percent grade, comes about a quarter mile in, so expect the hardest work early on the way out and a quick descent on the return. For skiing, the heart of winter is the time to go. February typically averages highs near 27°F and lows around 8°F, according to normals from a nearby weather station at Lake Placid. That station sits slightly lower than the trail, so temperatures on the route run a little cooler. Cascade, Rabbit Run and Dog Bone all lie about 0.1 miles away, making it easy to link this run with other ski trails. The West Branch Ausable River is about 2 miles off.
Best time to go
Best time to visit Flanagan's Run
No month here meets our mild-weather rule. 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
23° / 6°
18 wet
Feb
27° / 8°
14 wet
Mar
36° / 16°
14 wet
Apr
49° / 29°
14 wet
May
62° / 40°
15 wet
Jun
70° / 49°
14 wet
Jul
74° / 54°
14 wet
Aug
73° / 52°
13 wet
Sep
66° / 45°
13 wet
Oct
52° / 35°
15 wet
Nov
40° / 25°
16 wet
Dec
28° / 14°
18 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lake Placid 2 S, NY, 5.7 mi away at 1,888 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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