Maine · Hiking

Shaw Mountain Trail

0.6 mi
round trip
423 ft
climb
1,953 ft
high point
Out and back
route
Sep
best months

Shaw Mountain Trail is a short, easy out-and-back hike in Maine's Roaches CE, a land unit managed by a non-governmental organization. The trail is about 0.6 miles long and climbs roughly 413 feet from a starting point near 1,530 feet to a high point of about 1,950 feet. The climb is front-loaded, with the steepest stretch at about 0.3 miles in, where the grade reaches 18 percent. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 75°F with lows near 57°F, while temperatures on the trail run cooler than that station's figures because it sits nearly 900 feet lower. The trip takes about half an hour. The Emmit Brook Trail and Shaw Mountain Road, both cross-country ski routes, lie within half a mile, and the White Trail is about 0.7 miles away. Shaw Mountain itself is about 1.1 miles off.

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  • Best time to go · Sep

    Best time to visit Shaw Mountain Trail

    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.

    1. Jan

      23° / 5°

      13 wet

    2. Feb

      25° / 7°

      12 wet

    3. Mar

      34° / 17°

      13 wet

    4. Apr

      46° / 29°

      13 wet

    5. May

      62° / 41°

      14 wet

    6. Jun

      70° / 51°

      14 wet

    7. Jul

      75° / 57°

      15 wet

    8. Aug

      74° / 56°

      13 wet

    9. Sep

      66° / 48°

      11 wet

    10. Oct

      52° / 37°

      13 wet

    11. Nov

      39° / 26°

      14 wet

    12. Dec

      28° / 15°

      16 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Greenville Maine Forestry Svc, ME, 19.1 mi away at 1,037 ft. The station sits about 900 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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