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Erie Canalway Trail (Utica to Green Island)

In Erie Canalway

Regional route165 km · 103 miBest Apr–Oct

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 13–26 °C (55–79 °F)

  1. J-1°-10°79
  2. F1°-9°73
  3. M6°-4°86
  4. A13°3°94
  5. M20°9°102
  6. J24°14°111
  7. J26°17°111
  8. A25°16°107
  9. S21°13°111
  10. O15°6°110
  11. N8°1°101
  12. D2°-6°94

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

Erie Canalway Trail (Utica to Green Island) is a regional hiking route in New York, United States of America, about 165 km (103 mi) in length. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Apr–Oct.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
165 km · 103 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Place
Erie Canalway (grouped by trail name)
Part of
Erie Canalway Trail (national route)
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
New York
Continent
North America
Route type
Regional route
Ref
ECT
Operator (OSM)
Empire State Trails
From / to
Utica → Green Island
Route centre
42.9327, -74.4528
Route start
43.1115, -75.2158
OpenStreetMap
relation 17821412
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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