Fierce Fisher Loop
- 0.9 mi
- round trip
- 169 ft
- climb
- 811 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Sep
- best months
Fierce Fisher Loop is a 0.93-mile loop hike in Maine, about 1.6 miles from the town of Monson. It's a short, easy route with a gentle climb of 76 feet from a start elevation of about 750 feet to a high point of 811 feet. The trail has a front-loaded climb, with the steepest part at about 0.37 miles in, and it loses about 93 feet on the way back. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical July averages from a nearby weather station run around 75°F for highs and 57°F for lows, while winter highs stay in the 20s. The loop is close to other trails. Wolf Chase Loop and Accipiter Alley Loop, a cross-country ski route, sit about 0.1 mile away. Craig's Orchard Loop is about half a mile off.
Local outfitters
- Northeast Whitewater6 mi away
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Best time to go · Sep
Best time to visit Fierce Fisher Loop
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
23° / 5°
13 wet
Feb
25° / 7°
12 wet
Mar
34° / 17°
13 wet
Apr
46° / 29°
13 wet
May
62° / 41°
14 wet
Jun
70° / 51°
14 wet
Jul
75° / 57°
15 wet
Aug
74° / 56°
13 wet
Sep
66° / 48°
11 wet
Oct
52° / 37°
13 wet
Nov
39° / 26°
14 wet
Dec
28° / 15°
16 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Greenville Maine Forestry Svc, ME, 11.4 mi away at 1,037 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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