Christy's Trail
- 1.7 mi
- round trip
- 307 ft
- climb
- 1,217 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Sep
- best months
Christy's Trail is an easy out-and-back hike of about 3.4 miles in Maine, with a one-way climb of about 142 feet. The trail's low point starts at around 1,092 feet and its high point reaches about 1,217 feet, and the route is rolling rather than steep. The nearest town is North East Carry, about 7 miles away. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run from highs of about 71°F in June to about 76°F in July, with lows in the mid-50s. Winters are cold, with January highs near 22°F. Several other trails sit close by. The Little Spencer Pond Inlet Trail is about 0.2 miles away, the Tom Young Cliffs Trail about 0.6 miles, and the Little Spencer Pond Outlet Trail about a mile. For an overnight stay, Jewett Cove campground is about 6 miles off.
Local outfitters
- Northeast Whitewater28 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Little Spencer Pond Inlet TrailHiking0.2 mi
- Tom Young Cliffs TrailHiking0.6 mi
- Little Spencer Pond Outlet TrailHiking1 mi
- Winter Wren TrailHiking1.4 mi
- Bully's TrailHiking1.6 mi
- Nervous Nellie's TrailHiking1.8 mi
- Jewett CoveCamping6.1 mi
- Moosehead LakeLake fishing7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Dunn Point TrailHiking · ~24 min drivePhoto: cloud2013, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Ram TrailHiking · ~3 min drive
- Lobster Mountain TrailHiking · ~10 min drive
- Rowell Cove TrailHiking · ~24 min drivePhoto: cloud2013, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Big Spencer TrailHiking · ~12 min drive
- Deer Head Farm TrailHiking · ~11 min drive
- Little Spencer Pond Inlet TrailHiking · Next door
- North TrailHiking · ~16 min drive
- Skyline TrailHiking · ~27 min drive
- Tom Young Cliffs TrailHiking · ~1 min drive
Best time to visit Christy's Trail
Best months: 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
22° / 1°
12 wet
Feb
25° / 0°
10 wet
Mar
35° / 11°
11 wet
Apr
47° / 26°
12 wet
May
62° / 38°
14 wet
Jun
71° / 49°
14 wet
Jul
76° / 55°
15 wet
Aug
75° / 53°
13 wet
Sep
67° / 45°
11 wet
Oct
53° / 35°
13 wet
Nov
40° / 25°
13 wet
Dec
29° / 12°
13 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Brassua Dam, ME, 13.7 mi away at 1,069 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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