Big Eddy Trail
- 0.9 mi
- round trip
- 185 ft
- climb
- 952 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Jun, Aug–Sep
- best months
Big Eddy Trail is a 0.9-mile hike in Allagash Wilderness Waterway State Park in northern Maine, managed by State Park and Recreation. The trail is an out-and-back with a total round-trip distance of about 1.8 miles and a total elevation gain of 185 feet. The climb is steady, with the steepest stretch at about 0.67 miles in, and the trail reaches a high point of 952 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from the nearby Clayton Lake weather station show July highs around 76°F with lows near 52°F, while winter highs stay in the 20s. Pump Handle Trail lies about 9.6 miles away.
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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Best time to visit Big Eddy Trail
Best months: May–June and August–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
20° / -4°
10 wet
Feb
23° / -4°
9 wet
Mar
34° / 7°
9 wet
Apr
46° / 25°
10 wet
May
61° / 37°
11 wet
Jun
71° / 47°
12 wet
Jul
76° / 52°
13 wet
Aug
74° / 50°
10 wet
Sep
66° / 41°
10 wet
Oct
51° / 31°
12 wet
Nov
38° / 22°
11 wet
Dec
26° / 7°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Clayton Lake, ME, 13.8 mi away at 1,000 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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