Falls Trail
- 0.3 mi
- one way
- 26 ft
- climb
- 1,039 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Aug–Sep
- best months
Falls Trail is a short, easy hike in Maine, about 0.3 miles long and rising just 26 feet from start to finish. It is a point-to-point route, with the high point at 1,039 feet and the low at 988 feet, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.16 miles in, where the grade reaches 8 percent. The nearest town is Hayden Landing, about 2 miles away. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from the nearby Long Falls Dam weather station show July highs around 77°F with lows near 55°F, while winter highs stay in the 20s. The trip takes about half an hour. The Dead River, a canoeing route, lies just 0.1 mile away, and the Fisherman Trail and the Maine Huts Trail are each about a mile off. Flagstaff Mountain Trail is roughly 6 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Northeast Whitewater31 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Dead RiverCanoeing0.1 mi
- Fisherman TrailHiking1 mi
- Maine Huts TrailHiking1 mi
- Flagstaff Mountain TrailHiking6.1 mi
Shore TrailHikingPhoto: Julian Boed, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)7 mi- Flagstaff LakeLake fishing7.3 mi
Appalachian TrailHikingPhoto: John Hayes (gravelboy), CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)8.4 mi
Great Carrying Place Portage TrailHikingPhoto: Julian Boed, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Shore TrailHiking · ~12 min drivePhoto: Julian Boed, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Safford Brook TrailHiking · ~17 min drivePhoto: John Hayes (gravelboy), CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Fire Wardens TrailHiking · ~23 min drivePhoto: John Hayes (gravelboy), CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Maine Huts TrailHiking · ~2 min drive
- Appalachian TrailHiking · ~14 min drivePhoto: John Hayes (gravelboy), CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Appalachian TrailHiking · ~18 min drivePhoto: John Hayes (gravelboy), CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Appalachian TrailHiking · ~22 min drive
- Appalachian TrailHiking · ~25 min drive
- Great Carrying Place Portage TrailHiking · ~15 min drivePhoto: Julian Boed, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Horns Pond TrailHiking · ~20 min drivePhoto: John Hayes (gravelboy), CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Best time to visit Falls Trail
Best months: 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
23° / 4°
12 wet
Feb
26° / 5°
10 wet
Mar
35° / 14°
12 wet
Apr
47° / 28°
12 wet
May
62° / 40°
14 wet
Jun
71° / 50°
14 wet
Jul
77° / 55°
14 wet
Aug
76° / 53°
12 wet
Sep
68° / 46°
11 wet
Oct
54° / 35°
13 wet
Nov
40° / 25°
13 wet
Dec
29° / 14°
14 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Long Falls Dam, ME, 5.2 mi away at 1,160 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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