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Mill Creek - Black Creek Lake Trail

In Black Creek Lake

Trail4.1 km · 2.5 miBest Apr–Oct

Next nearby hike: Round Top Trail 2.8 mi · 4.5 kmExplore Black Creek Lake →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 11–23 °C (52–73 °F)

  1. J-4°-12°111
  2. F-2°-11°104
  3. M3°-6°110
  4. A11°1°122
  5. M17°7°132
  6. J21°12°140
  7. J23°15°142
  8. A23°14°138
  9. S19°10°136
  10. O12°4°151
  11. N6°-2°136
  12. D-1°-9°134

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 4.1 km (2.5 mi) long, Mill Creek - Black Creek Lake Trail is a trail in New York, United States of America. It lies about 28 km northeast of Newport. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Apr–Oct.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
4.1 km · 2.5 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
State agency
Data from
New York Department of Environmental Conservation
Lake
Black Creek Lake (GeoNames)
Nearest town
28 km NE of Newport (Herkimer County, New York) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
New York
Continent
North America
Route centre
43.4125, -74.8532
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 centre

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