Chadbourne Ridge Road
- 0.4 mi
- round trip
- 211 ft
- climb
- Mixed
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Jul–Oct
- best months
Chadbourne Ridge Road is a short, easy mountain biking route in Maine, about 0.8 miles from Lake Arrowhead Estates. The out-and-back trip covers roughly 0.8 miles, with a total climb of about 211 feet from a low point of 405 feet to a high of 520 feet. The steepest stretch comes at about 0.21 miles in, with a 10% grade. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Hollis show July highs around 80°F with lows near 57°F, while winter brings highs in the 20s and regular snow days from December through February. Several trails lie within a few miles, including the Knight-Cluff Trail and the California Fields Wildlife Area Loop, both about 4.7 miles away. The Limington Scenic Overlook Trail is about 7.2 miles off, and paddlers can reach the Middle Branch Mousam River, about 9.2 miles away.
- Knight-Cluff TrailHiking4.6 mi
- California Fields Wildlife Area LoopHiking4.7 mi
Private logging pathHikingPhoto: Amanda Autumn, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)6.1 mi
Smith TrailHikingPhoto: Amanda Autumn, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)7 mi- Sherwood Libby TrailHiking7.1 mi
- Limington Scenic Overlook TrailHiking7.2 mi
- Nature TrailHiking7.4 mi
- Middle Branch Mousam RiverCanoeing9.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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Best time to visit Chadbourne Ridge Road
Best months: July–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
29° / 8°
12 wet · 8 snow
Feb
33° / 9°
10 wet · 7 snow
Mar
41° / 19°
11 wet · 6 snow
Apr
54° / 30°
12 wet · 2 snow
May
66° / 41°
13 wet
Jun
75° / 51°
13 wet
Jul
80° / 57°
12 wet
Aug
79° / 54°
10 wet
Sep
71° / 46°
9 wet
Oct
58° / 35°
12 wet
Nov
46° / 26°
12 wet · 2 snow
Dec
35° / 16°
12 wet · 7 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Hollis, ME, 1.6 mi away at 304 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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