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Papscanee Island Nature Preserve - North Entrance route map
Difficulty: EasyOut and Back
New York

Papscanee Island Nature Preserve - North Entrance

Castleton-on-Hudson, New York

2.4 mi

Distance

243 ft

Elev. Gain

49m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

Papscanee Island Nature Preserve - North Entrance is an out-and-back trail in Rensselaer County, New York. It is 2.4 miles long. The nearest town is Hampton Manor, New York, about 1 mile 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:11 ft
Gain:74 ft
Loss:74 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between -1 ft and 11 ft across 2.4 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.-1 ft3 ft7 ft11 ft0.0 mi0.6 mi1.2 mi1.8 mi2.4 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi3 ft
High point0.9 mi11 ft
End2.4 mi3 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Hampton Manor, NY · about 1 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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