Jack Rabbit Trail
- 0.4 mi
- round trip
- 99 ft
- climb
- 2,034 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Jack Rabbit Trail is a short, easy cross-country ski route in New York, about 1.4 miles from the community of Shady Corner Curve. The trail is an out-and-back that covers roughly 0.8 miles, with a total elevation gain of about 100 feet. The climb is front-loaded, with the steepest stretch at about 0.18 miles from the start, and the high point sits at about 2,034 feet. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Lake Placid show January highs around 23°F with lows near 6°F, while February runs a little warmer at about 27°F. The station sits a few hundred feet lower than the trail, so temperatures on the route run slightly cooler. Several other cross-country ski routes lie within a short distance. Marshmallow and Easy Street are each about 0.1 mile away, and Upper Brookside is about 0.2 mile off. For a change of pace, the West Branch Ausable River offers canoeing about 2.4 miles away.
Best time to go
Best time to visit Jack Rabbit Trail
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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