Orange Trail
Photo: technodad, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 1.4 mi
- loop
- 85 ft
- climb
- 224 ft
- high point
- Loop
- route
- May–Oct
- best months
Orange Trail is a short, easy hike of about 1.4 miles in Fernald's Neck Preserve in Maine, a preserve managed by a non-governmental organization. The trail rises from a low point of about 140 feet to a high of about 224 feet, with the steepest stretch at roughly 0.85 miles in, where the grade reaches about 14 percent. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 77°F with lows near 60°F, while winter highs stay in the 30s. The Blue Trail lies about 0.3 miles away, and the Ridge Trail is about 1.4 miles off. Climbers can find Frostbite Falls- Rock & Ice about 0.9 miles away and Jerry's Wall about 1.5 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Atlantic Climbing School46 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Best time to go · May–Oct
Best time to visit Orange Trail
Best months: May–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
30° / 12°
10 wet
Feb
33° / 14°
9 wet
Mar
40° / 22°
10 wet
Apr
51° / 34°
11 wet
May
62° / 44°
12 wet
Jun
71° / 54°
11 wet
Jul
77° / 60°
11 wet
Aug
76° / 59°
9 wet
Sep
69° / 52°
9 wet
Oct
57° / 41°
11 wet
Nov
47° / 31°
10 wet
Dec
36° / 20°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at W Rockport 1 Nnw, ME, 4.8 mi away at 361 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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