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Papscanee Island Nature Preserve Loop route map
Difficulty: EasyLoop
New York

Papscanee Island Nature Preserve Loop

Castleton-on-Hudson, New York

2.1 mi

Distance

207 ft

Elev. Gain

43m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

Papscanee Island Nature Preserve Loop is a loop trail in Rensselaer County, New York. It is 2.1 miles long. The nearest town is East Greenbush, New York, about 2 miles away in a straight line.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1 ft
Max:14 ft
Gain:63 ft
Loss:63 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1 ft and 14 ft across 2.1 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1 ft5 ft10 ft14 ft0.0 mi0.5 mi1.0 mi1.5 mi2.1 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi7 ft
High point0.1 mi14 ft
End2.1 mi7 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
East Greenbush, NY · about 2 mi away
County:
Rensselaer County, NY

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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