River Gorge Trail
Photo: GOC53, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 0.4 mi
- round trip
- 226 ft
- climb
- 192 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
River Gorge Trail is a short, easy hike in Orris Falls I, a land unit managed by a non-governmental organization in Maine. The trail is about 0.4 miles long and rises about 68 feet, with a total round-trip gain of 226 feet. The climb is back-loaded, with the steepest stretch at about 0.14 miles in, where the grade reaches 8 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. Several other trails start within a tenth of a mile, including Orris Falls Trail, Lachance Point Trail and Big Bump Trail. Kenyon Hill Preserve, a climbing area, is about 1.8 miles away.
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit River Gorge 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, 5.1 mi away at 152 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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