Outback Trail
- 1.0 mi
- round trip
- 252 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Aug–Oct
- best months
Outback Trail is a short, easy mountain biking loop in Maine, about a mile from the town of Dry Mills. The route is a loop of roughly a mile, with a low point of 342 feet and a high of 403 feet, and it gains about 80 feet before returning to the start. The steepest stretch comes at about 0.47 miles in, with a grade of 8 percent. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Gray show July highs around 79°F with lows near 60°F, while winter brings highs in the 30s and regular snow days from December through February. Several hiking trails sit right next to the route, including Harold Libbey at about 0.1 mile and Ridge Runner Trail at about 0.2 mile. Paddlers can head to the Royal River Water Trail, about 5 miles away, and climbers will find Sebago Lake (Frye's Leap) DWS roughly 8 miles off.
Best time to go · Aug–Oct
Best time to visit Outback Trail
Best months: August–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° / 14°
11 wet · 9 snow
Feb
33° / 16°
10 wet · 8 snow
Mar
41° / 25°
11 wet · 6 snow
Apr
53° / 34°
12 wet · 2 snow
May
64° / 44°
13 wet
Jun
73° / 54°
13 wet
Jul
79° / 60°
13 wet
Aug
78° / 59°
11 wet
Sep
70° / 52°
10 wet
Oct
58° / 41°
11 wet
Nov
46° / 31°
11 wet · 3 snow
Dec
35° / 21°
12 wet · 7 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gray, ME, 5.5 mi away at 378 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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