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Friendship Trail
- 0.7 mi
- round trip
- 151 ft
- climb
- 76 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Friendship Trail is a 0.65-mile hike in Fuller Forest in Maine, managed by a non-governmental organization. The trail is an out-and-back route that covers about 1.3 miles round trip, with a total elevation gain of about 22 feet. The steepest part comes at about 0.4 miles in, with a grade of about 4 percent. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Cape Neddick show July and August highs around 79°F with lows near 60°F, while September cools to highs around 71°F. Old Norton Road Trail and Red Oak Trail both lie about half a mile away, and Bartlett Ridge Trail is about 0.8 miles off. Climbers can find Kenyon Hill Preserve roughly 9.4 miles away.
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More in NewburyportBest time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Friendship Trail
Best months: April–October. 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
32° / 14°
11 wet
Feb
35° / 16°
9 wet
Mar
42° / 24°
11 wet
Apr
56° / 34°
11 wet
May
66° / 44°
12 wet
Jun
74° / 54°
11 wet
Jul
79° / 61°
10 wet
Aug
79° / 59°
9 wet
Sep
71° / 51°
8 wet
Oct
59° / 40°
10 wet
Nov
48° / 31°
11 wet
Dec
38° / 21°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cape Neddick, ME, 7.2 mi away at 152 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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