North Brook Trail
- 0.6 mi
- round trip
- 104 ft
- climb
- 1,989 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
North Brook Trail is a short, easy cross-country ski route in the Mount Van Hoevenberg Winter Recreation Area in New York, managed by the State Department of Conservation. The trail is about a mile long and rises roughly 100 feet from its starting point, with the high point at 1,989 feet. The climb is front-loaded, with the steepest stretch at about 0.12 miles from the start, and the trail is an out-and-back. Winter is the natural season for this route. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Lake Placid show January highs around 23°F with lows near 6°F, while March runs a bit milder at highs around 36°F. The station sits at a similar elevation to the trail, so these figures are a fair guide to conditions on the snow. Several other ski routes lie close by. Three Trails and Brookside Loop are each about 0.1 mile away, and Double Dipper is about 0.2 mile off. For a change of pace, the West Branch Ausable River offers canoeing about 1.7 miles away.
Best time to go
Best time to visit North Brook 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, 6.2 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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