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Erie Canalway Trail (Schenectady to Niskayuna)

In Pleasant Valley

Local route18 km · 11 miBest Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct

Next nearby hike: Blue Loop Trail 4.0 mi · 6.5 kmExplore Pleasant Valley →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct · highs 14–26 °C (57–79 °F)

  1. J0°-9°69
  2. F2°-8°65
  3. M7°-3°80
  4. A14°3°90
  5. M20°9°99
  6. J25°15°109
  7. J27°17°113
  8. A26°17°103
  9. S22°13°96
  10. O15°6°102
  11. N9°1°87
  12. D2°-5°79

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

About 18 km (11 mi) long, Erie Canalway Trail (Schenectady to Niskayuna) is a local hiking route in New York, United States of America. It is at Schenectady. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
18 km · 11 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Valley
Pleasant Valley (GeoNames)
Nearest town
At Schenectady (Schenectady County, New York) · GeoNames
Part of
Erie Canalway Trail (Utica to Green Island) (regional route)
Best months
Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
New York
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Ref
ECT
Operator (OSM)
Empire State Trail
From / to
Schenectady → Niskayuna
Route centre
42.8131, -73.8865
Route start
42.8154, -73.9493
OpenStreetMap
relation 17822391
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.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Blue Loop Trail

4.0 mi · 6.5 km · New York

South Rim Trail

4.3 mi · 7.0 km · New York

Perimeter

11 mi · 18 km · New York

Long Path

11 mi · 18 km · New York

Escarpment

11 mi · 18 km · New York

Towpath

18 mi · 29 km · New York

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