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Finger Lakes Trail High Water Bypass

Local route4.7 km · 2.9 miBest Apr–Oct

Next nearby hike: Hidden Falls Trail 9 mi · 14 kmExplore New York →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 13–25 °C (55–77 °F)

  1. J-1°-9°74
  2. F1°-9°60
  3. M5°-5°77
  4. A13°2°91
  5. M18°8°101
  6. J23°13°123
  7. J25°16°120
  8. A24°15°107
  9. S20°12°115
  10. O14°6°100
  11. N7°0°98
  12. D1°-6°83

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

Finger Lakes Trail High Water Bypass is a local hiking route of about 4.7 km (2.9 mi) in New York, United States of America. It lies about 6.2 km northwest of Houghton. 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
4.7 km · 2.9 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
6.2 km NW of Houghton (Allegany County, New York) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
New York
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
42.4635, -78.2171
Route start
42.4691, -78.1996
OpenStreetMap
relation 11482963
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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