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Colgate Lake Trail To Dutcher Notch

In the Blackhead Mountains

Trail6.9 km · 4.3 miBest Apr–Oct

Next nearby hike: Escarpment Trail 1.3 mi · 2.0 kmExplore Blackhead Mountains →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 11–24 °C (52–75 °F)

  1. J-1°-10°99
  2. F0°-9°103
  3. M5°-5°129
  4. A11°1°134
  5. M17°6°140
  6. J21°12°134
  7. J24°14°139
  8. A23°14°129
  9. S19°10°147
  10. O13°4°159
  11. N7°0°127
  12. D1°-6°129

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

Colgate Lake Trail To Dutcher Notch is a trail of about 6.9 km (4.3 mi) in New York, United States of America. It is in the Blackhead Mountains. It lies about 5.0 km north of Tannersville.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
6.9 km · 4.3 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
State agency
Data from
New York Department of Environmental Conservation
Mountain range
Blackhead Mountains (Northern Catskills › Catskill Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
5.0 km N of Tannersville (Greene County, New York) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
New York
Continent
North America
Route centre
42.2382, -74.1074
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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