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Newport/Dover-Foxcroft Rail Trail

Local route48 km · 30 miBest Apr–Oct

Next nearby hike: Pleasant River Trail 26 mi · 42 kmExplore Maine →

Maine, United States of AmericaEndStart10 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 11–25 °C (52–77 °F)

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  2. F-2°-12°79
  3. M3°-7°86
  4. A11°0°102
  5. M18°7°102
  6. J22°12°123
  7. J25°16°104
  8. A24°15°96
  9. S20°11°111
  10. O12°5°130
  11. N6°-1°126
  12. D-1°-9°105

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

Newport/Dover-Foxcroft Rail Trail is a local hiking route in Maine, United States of America, about 48 km (30 mi) in length. It lies about 1.2 km east of Dover-Foxcroft. 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
48 km · 30 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
1.2 km E of Dover-Foxcroft (Piscataquis County, Maine) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Maine
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
45.0104, -69.2567
Route start
45.1873, -69.2127
OpenStreetMap
relation 14139154
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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