Wildwood Trail
- 0.3 mi
- round trip
- 23 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Oct
- best months
Wildwood Trail is a short, easy mountain biking route in Maine's Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The trail is about half a mile long and runs in an out-and-back shape, with a flat profile and no real climb. The route starts and ends at nearly the same elevation, with a low point of about 9 feet and a high of about 20 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Kennebunkport show July highs around 77°F with lows near 58°F, while winter highs stay in the low to mid 30s. The trail sits close to several other routes. Branch Brook Loop is about 0.1 mile away, and the Atlantic Way Trail is about 0.4 mile off. Hikers can reach the Plymouth Trail and Vines Trail within a mile.
Branch Brook LoopHikingPhoto: topazz1963, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.1 mi- Atlantic Way TrailMountain biking0.4 mi
Plymouth TrailHikingPhoto: topazz1963, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.6 mi
Vines TrailHikingPhoto: topazz1963, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.8 mi- Terrapin TrailHiking1.8 mi
- Middle Goosefare TrailHiking2.3 mi
- Clifford ParkRock climbing2.4 mi
- Kennebunk RiverCanoeing9.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Atlantic Way TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Greenline TrailMountain biking · ~34 min drive
- Natures WayMountain biking · ~37 min drive
- PbrMountain biking · ~1h 14m drive
- Wildwood TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Updraft TrailMountain biking · ~34 min drive
- BogMountain biking · ~1h 14m drive
- Chadbourne Ridge RoadMountain biking · ~32 min drive
- Crosscut TrailMountain biking · ~34 min drive
- BogMountain biking · ~1h 14m drive
Best time to visit Wildwood Trail
Best months: June–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
33° / 13°
11 wet
Feb
35° / 14°
9 wet
Mar
41° / 23°
11 wet
Apr
52° / 32°
12 wet
May
62° / 43°
13 wet
Jun
71° / 52°
12 wet
Jul
77° / 58°
11 wet
Aug
76° / 56°
10 wet
Sep
69° / 49°
10 wet
Oct
59° / 38°
12 wet
Nov
48° / 29°
11 wet
Dec
39° / 20°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Kennebunkport, ME, 9.9 mi away at 20 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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