Return to Start
- 0.1 mi
- round trip
- 98 ft
- climb
- 308 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Caution at last check
Weather is marginal · OpenWeather · checked 22 h ago
Return to Start is a short cross-country ski route on city land in Rochester, New York, about a mile from the town of Rock Beach. The route is an out-and-back of roughly 0.28 miles, with a total climb of about 98 feet and a steepest grade of about 7% near the start. Winter is the natural season for this kind of skiing. 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 no snow at all. Several other ski routes sit close by, including Horseshoe Road (Abandoned) and Oak Forest, each about 0.1 mile away, and Pine Row at about 0.2 mile. For a change of pace, the Durand Lake Trail is about 0.3 mile away.
Best time to go · Jun–Sep
Best time to visit Return to Start
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, 8.9 mi away at 275 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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