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East River Trail

On Cathedral Rocks, Great Range

Local route4.9 km · 3.0 miBest May–Oct

Next nearby hike: Cathedral Rocks Trail 0.5 mi · 0.7 km Explore Cathedral Rocks →

7-day forecast

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Best time to hike

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

J-5°-14°73
F-2°-12°72
M2°-8°84
A10°0°86
M17°7°96
J22°12°111
J24°15°109
A23°14°104
S19°10°100
O11°4°107
N5°-2°95
D-2°-10°87

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

East River Trail is a local hiking route in New York, United States of America, about 4.9 km (3.0 mi) in length. It is on Cathedral Rocks in the Great Range. It lies about 17 km southeast of North Elba.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length: 4.9 km · 3.0 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain: Cathedral Rocks (mountain, 512 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range: Great Range (Adirondack High Peaks › Adirondack Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town: 17 km SE of North Elba (Essex County, New York) · GeoNames
Best months: May–Oct
Country: United States of America
Region: New York
Continent: North America
Route type: Local route
Operator (OSM): AMR
Route centre: 44.1325, -73.8055
Route start: 44.1463, -73.7860
OpenStreetMap: relation 7254172

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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