Grouse Gully
- 0.3 mi
- round trip
- 12 ft
- climb
- 2,000 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Grouse Gully 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 0.33 miles one way, or about 0.66 miles as an out-and-back, and is rated easy. The route is essentially flat. It has no net climb one way and only about 12 feet of gain over the full round trip, staying between roughly 1,970 and 2,000 feet in elevation. The steepest stretch is a gentle 2 percent grade about 0.14 miles in. That makes it a quick, low-effort piece of trail that fits easily into a longer outing. For skiing, January and February are the heart of the season. Typical averages from a nearby Lake Placid weather station run from highs in the mid-20s °F down to single-digit lows. Beech Hill, Lower Gully and Upper Brookside all start about 0.1 miles away, and Dog Bone is about 0.3 miles off, so linking several trails is simple.
Best time to go
Best time to visit Grouse Gully
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, 5.9 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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