Local favourite trek · Essex, New York
Owls Head Trail
Owls Head Trail is a trek in Essex, New York.
Owls Head Trail: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Owls Head Trail
Season: October to February.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Owls Head Trail — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 44.24773, -73.82647. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Owls Head Trail
- Pitchoff Mountain · viewpoint · Addison · ~5 km · Must-see
- Porter Mountain · viewpoint · Essex · ~6 km · Must-see
- Sentinel Range Wilderness · sanctuary · Essex · ~6 km · Must-see
- Big Slide Mountain · viewpoint · Addison · ~10 km · Must-see
- Mount Van Hoevenberg · viewpoint · Addison · ~12 km · Must-see
- Hurricane Mountain · viewpoint · Addison · ~12 km · Must-see
- Hurricane Mountain Fire Observation Station · attraction · Essex · ~12 km · Must-see
- Lower Wolfjaw Mountain · viewpoint · Addison · ~14 km · Must-see
- Lower Wolfjaw Mountain · viewpoint · Essex · ~14 km · Must-see
- John Brown Farm State Historic Site · attraction · Essex · ~15 km · Must-see
- Upper Wolfjaw Mountain · viewpoint · Addison · ~15 km · Must-see
- Upper Wolfjaw Mountain · viewpoint · Essex · ~15 km · Must-see
- Phelps Mountain · viewpoint · Addison · ~16 km · Must-see
- Armstrong Mountain · viewpoint · Addison · ~16 km · Must-see
- Giant Mountain · viewpoint · Addison · ~16 km · Must-see
- Mount Jo · viewpoint · Addison · ~16 km · Must-see
- Mirror Lake · lake · Essex · ~16 km · Must-see
- Lake Placid Winter Olympic Museum · museum · Addison · ~17 km · Must-see
Other treks near Owls Head Trail
- Northville-Placid Trail · trek · Hamilton · ~85 km · Must-see
- Long Trail · trek · Windsor · ~113 km · Must-see
- Pitchoff Mountain Trail · trek · Essex · ~4 km
- Porter Ridge Trail · trek · Essex · ~5 km
- Porter Mountain Trail · trek · Essex · ~6 km
- Little Porter Mountain Trail · trek · Essex · ~6 km
- Little and Big Crow Trail · trek · Essex · ~8 km
- The Brothers Trail · trek · Essex · ~9 km
- Rooster Comb Trail · trek · Essex · ~10 km
- Flume Brook Trail · trek · Essex · ~10 km
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Owls Head Trail?
October to February. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Owls Head Trail?
Nearby: Pitchoff Mountain (viewpoint, 5 km), Porter Mountain (viewpoint, 6 km), Sentinel Range Wilderness (sanctuary, 6 km), Big Slide Mountain (viewpoint, 10 km), Mount Van Hoevenberg (viewpoint, 12 km), Hurricane Mountain (viewpoint, 12 km).