Pine Row
- 0.5 mi
- loop
- 320 ft
- high point
- Loop
- route
- Easy
- difficulty
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Pine Row is a short, easy cross-country ski loop on city land in Rochester, New York, set within the City of Rochester Land. The route is a loop of about half a mile, with a high point of 320 feet and a low of 304 feet. It is a flat, low-elevation outing, with the steepest stretch at about 6% grade near the 0.27-mile mark. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Webster show January highs around 34°F and lows near 17°F, with snow on about 16 days that month. By April, snow days drop to about three, and May brings the first snow-free stretch, with highs near 68°F. Several other ski routes sit close by, including Oak Forest and Return to Start, each about 0.2 miles away, and Horseshoe Road (Abandoned) at about 0.3 miles. For a change of pace, the Durand Lake Trail and Eastman Lake Trail are both about half a mile off.
Best time to go · Jun–Sep
Best time to visit Pine Row
Best months: June–September. 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
34° / 17°
19 wet · 16 snow
Feb
36° / 18°
17 wet · 14 snow
Mar
44° / 25°
15 wet · 9 snow
Apr
56° / 35°
15 wet · 3 snow
May
68° / 47°
14 wet
Jun
77° / 56°
12 wet
Jul
81° / 61°
11 wet
Aug
80° / 61°
12 wet
Sep
73° / 53°
12 wet
Oct
61° / 42°
16 wet · 1 snow
Nov
49° / 32°
16 wet · 5 snow
Dec
39° / 24°
19 wet · 12 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Webster 2 Ne, NY, 9.1 mi away at 275 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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