Jack Rabbit Trail
- 0.7 mi
- round trip
- 102 ft
- climb
- 1,761 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Jack Rabbit Trail is a cross-country skiing route in New York, about 3 miles from the town of Keene. It is a short, moderate outing, with a total round-trip distance of about 1.5 miles and a total elevation gain of about 100 feet. The trail is an out-and-back, and the climb is most pronounced in the middle of the route, with the steepest stretch at about 0.6 miles in, where the grade reaches about 6%. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Lake Placid show January highs around 23°F and lows near 6°F, while December and January bring the most wet days of the year, about 18 each month. The station sits a few hundred feet higher than the trail, so temperatures on the route may run slightly warmer. Barkeater Cliff, a climbing area, is less than a mile away. Pitchoff Mountain Trail and Owls Head Trail are both about 1.6 miles off, and Owls Head Mountain, another climbing area, is about 1.9 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, 7.1 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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