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Champlain Valley Trail (Keeseville to Plattsburgh)

In Lake Champlain

Local route23 km · 14 miBest Apr–Oct

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 12–26 °C (54–79 °F)

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  2. F-1°-11°53
  3. M4°-6°61
  4. A12°2°78
  5. M19°7°89
  6. J23°13°106
  7. J26°16°107
  8. A25°16°108
  9. S20°12°98
  10. O13°6°102
  11. N7°1°82
  12. D1°-5°66

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

This section follows State Route 9, providing sweeping views of the Adirondack Mountains, Lake Champlain and rural Clinton County.

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Trail facts

Mapped length
23 km · 14 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Lake
Lake Champlain (GeoNames)
Nearest town
At Keeseville (Essex County, New York) · GeoNames
Part of
Champlain Valley Trail (regional route)
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
New York
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Ref
CVT
Operator (OSM)
Empire Styate Trails
From / to
Keeseville → Plattsburgh
Route centre
44.6002, -73.4590
Route start
44.5066, -73.4792
OpenStreetMap
relation 14526552
Official info
empiretrail.ny.gov/whitehall-rouses-point/keesev
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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distance from the trail start

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Shelburne Bay Park

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Centennial Woods

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