Tib's Trail
- 0.8 mi
- round trip
- 355 ft
- climb
- 1,109 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Sep
- best months
Tib's Trail is an easy out-and-back hike in Maine, about 5 miles from the town of North East Carry. The route is 1.5 miles long, with a round-trip elevation gain of 355 feet, and the steepest part comes at about 0.65 miles in, where the grade reaches 15%. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from the Brassua Dam weather station, about 19 miles away, show July highs around 76°F with lows near 55°F, while January highs average only 22°F. The trip takes about half an hour, so it works well as a short outing. Caron Trail is just half a mile away, and Lobster Mountain Trail is under a mile off. Little Spencer Pond Inlet Trail and Tom Young Cliffs Trail are both within about 6 miles.
Local outfitters
- Northeast Whitewater33 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Caron TrailHiking0.5 mi
- Lobster Mountain TrailHiking0.9 mi
- Little Spencer Pond Inlet TrailHiking5.8 mi
- Christy's TrailHiking5.9 mi
- Big Spencer TrailHiking5.9 mi
- Little Spencer Pond Outlet TrailHiking6.4 mi
- Tom Young Cliffs TrailHiking6.4 mi
- Ram TrailHiking6.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Dunn Point TrailHiking · ~33 min drivePhoto: cloud2013, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Lobster Mountain TrailHiking · ~1 min drive
- Big Spencer TrailHiking · ~10 min drive
- Appalachian TrailHiking · ~32 min drive
- Rowell Cove TrailHiking · ~33 min drivePhoto: cloud2013, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Deer Head Farm TrailHiking · ~20 min drive
- Ram TrailHiking · ~11 min drive
- Caron TrailHiking · Next door
- Skyline TrailHiking · ~30 min drive
- North TrailHiking · ~25 min drive
Best time to visit Tib's 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.
Jan
22° / 1°
12 wet
Feb
25° / 0°
10 wet
Mar
35° / 11°
11 wet
Apr
47° / 26°
12 wet
May
62° / 38°
14 wet
Jun
71° / 49°
14 wet
Jul
76° / 55°
15 wet
Aug
75° / 53°
13 wet
Sep
67° / 45°
11 wet
Oct
53° / 35°
13 wet
Nov
40° / 25°
13 wet
Dec
29° / 12°
13 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Brassua Dam, ME, 19 mi away at 1,069 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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