Pine Woods Trail
- 1.0 mi
- round trip
- 227 ft
- climb
- 773 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Pine Woods Trail is a 1-mile cross-country ski route in New York, about 2.6 miles from Mendon Center. It's an easy out-and-back, with a total climb of 227 feet and a steepest stretch of about 8% at roughly 0.36 miles from the start. The trail runs between a low of 677 feet and a high of 773 feet, with the start at 746 feet. Winter is the natural season for skiing here. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Victor show January highs around 39°F and lows near 16°F, while March runs a bit milder at about 43°F by day and 24°F at night. North Meadow Trail sits just 0.1 mile away, and East Esker Trail and West Esker Trail are within about a mile. For a change from skiing, Fern Valley Trail is a hike about 1.1 miles off.
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Pine Woods 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, 5.6 mi away at 588 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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East Esker Trail
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East Esker Trail
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East Esker Trail is a 0.40-mile out-and-back route in New York with 103 feet of elevation gain.
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East Esker Trail
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0.28-mile out-and-back route in New York with 41 ft of elevation gain.
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West Esker Trail
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1.03-mile out-and-back route in New York with 243 ft of elevation gain.
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Fern Valley Trail
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0.37-mile out-and-back trail in New York with 25 ft of elevation gain.
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East Esker Trail
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East Esker Trail is a 1.11-mile out-and-back route in New York with 313 feet of elevation gain.
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West Esker Trail
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0.35-mile out-and-back trail in New York with 180 ft of elevation gain.
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