Wabbit Way

Wabbit Way 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 an out-and-back that covers about 0.6 miles, with a total elevation gain of 105 feet from a low point of 1,945 feet to a high of 2,023 feet. The climb is gentle, with the steepest stretch at about 0.23 miles in, rising roughly 4 percent. Winter is the natural season for this route. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at 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 a few hundred feet lower than the trail, so temperatures on the route run slightly cooler. Several other cross-country ski routes lie close by, including Three Trails and Sand Snake, each about 0.4 miles away, and East Mountain Loop at about 0.5 miles. For a change of pace, the West Branch Ausable River offers canoeing about 2.4 miles away.