Accipiter Alley Loop
- 726 ft
- high point
- Easy
- difficulty
- Sep
- best months
Accipiter Alley Loop is a cross-country skiing route in Maine, about 1.5 miles from the town of Monson. It is an easy loop with no elevation gain, so it stays roughly flat across its length. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Greenville show January highs around 23°F with lows near 5°F, while February is similar at about 25°F and 7°F. Summers there are mild, with July highs averaging around 75°F. The trail sits close to several other routes. Fierce Fisher Loop and Wolf Chase Loop are both hiking trails about 0.1 mile away, and Bobcat Blaze is a cross-country ski route at the same distance. Coyote Connector is a little farther, about 0.2 mile off.
Best time to go · Sep
Best time to visit Accipiter Alley Loop
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
23° / 5°
13 wet
Feb
25° / 7°
12 wet
Mar
34° / 17°
13 wet
Apr
46° / 29°
13 wet
May
62° / 41°
14 wet
Jun
70° / 51°
14 wet
Jul
75° / 57°
15 wet
Aug
74° / 56°
13 wet
Sep
66° / 48°
11 wet
Oct
52° / 37°
13 wet
Nov
39° / 26°
14 wet
Dec
28° / 15°
16 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Greenville Maine Forestry Svc, ME, 11.4 mi away at 1,037 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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