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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 13–17 °C (55–63 °F)
- J-7°-16°120
- F-6°-15°103
- M-3°-12°124
- A3°-6°144
- M10°0°158
- J15°6°186
- J17°8°190
- A16°8°182
- S13°5°178
- O6°-1°190
- N1°-6°182
- D-4°-13°147
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.
Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 13 km · 8 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Longfellow Mountains (Appalachian Mountains; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 33 km NW of Millinocket (Penobscot County, Maine) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Jun–Sep
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Maine
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- Baxter State Park Authority
- Route centre
- 45.9539, -68.9312
- Route start
- 45.9139, -68.9324
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 4004256
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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