Mt. Pittsford Ski Trail
- 0.4 mi
- loop
- 21 ft
- climb
- 666 ft
- high point
- Loop
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Mt. Pittsford Ski Trail is a short, easy cross-country ski route in New York, about 2.4 miles from the town of Pittsford. The trail is a loop of roughly 0.37 miles, with a total climb of about 21 feet and a total descent of about 33 feet. The route is mostly flat, and the steepest part comes at about 0.29 miles in, with a grade of about 3%. 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 December and February run only slightly colder. The station sits a few hundred feet lower than the trail, so temperatures on the route may run a little cooler. Several other trails lie within a short drive. Farm Loop is about half a mile away, and Royal Coach Loop and Sugar Bush Loop are both within about 2 miles. For more skiing, Pine Woods Trail is about 2 miles off.
- Farm LoopHiking0.5 mi
- Royal Coach LoopHiking1.2 mi
- Sugar Bush LoopHiking1.7 mi
Glazer LoopHikingPhoto: Devin Herron, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)1.9 mi- Pine Woods TrailCross-country skiing2 mi
- North Meadow TrailCross-country skiing2 mi
Mitchell LoopHikingPhoto: Russ Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)2.1 mi
Irondequoit CreekCanoeingPhoto: Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers), CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Mt. Pittsford Ski TrailCross-country skiing · Next door
- Mt. Pittsford Ski TrailCross-country skiing · Next door
- Mt. Pittsford Ski TrailCross-country skiing · Next door
- Pine Woods TrailCross-country skiing · ~3 min drive
- North Meadow TrailCross-country skiing · ~3 min drive
- North Meadow TrailCross-country skiing · ~3 min drive
- North Meadow TrailCross-country skiing · ~4 min drive
- North Meadow TrailCross-country skiing · ~4 min drive
- East Esker TrailCross-country skiing · ~4 min drive
- Fern Valley TrailCross-country skiing · ~4 min drive
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Best time to visit Mt. Pittsford Ski 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, 5.4 mi away at 588 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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