Old MacIntyre Trail
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 272 ft
- climb
- 2,341 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Old MacIntyre Trail is a short, easy cross-country ski route in New York's High Peaks Wilderness, managed by the State Department of Conservation. The trail is about half a mile long and rises roughly 120 feet from its low point of 2,209 feet to a high of 2,341 feet. It is an out-and-back, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.4 miles in, with a 7% grade. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Lake Placid show January highs around 23°F with lows near 6°F, while July highs reach about 74°F. That station sits roughly 450 feet lower than the trail, so temperatures on the trail run a little cooler. The Algonquin Trail starts just 0.1 mile away, and the Old Marcy Dam Trail and Fangorn Forest are both within half a mile. For climbing, Wright Peak is about 1.4 miles off.
Best time to go
Best time to visit Old MacIntyre 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, 9.4 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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