Accipiter Alley Loop
- 0.7 mi
- loop
- 44 ft
- climb
- 771 ft
- high point
- Loop
- route
- Sep
- best months
Accipiter Alley Loop is a 0.66-mile cross-country skiing loop in Maine, about 1.5 miles from the town of Monson. It's a short, easy route with a total elevation gain of 44 feet, making it a straightforward addition to a day on the snow. The loop is front-loaded, with the steepest stretch at about 0.17 miles in, where the grade reaches 6 percent. The high point is 771 feet, and the low point is 722 feet, so the climb is gentle and the descent is a little longer. 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. The station sits roughly 266 feet higher than the loop, so temperatures on the trail may run slightly warmer. Several other routes lie close by. Fierce Fisher Loop and Wolf Chase Loop are each about 0.1 mile away, and Bobcat Blaze and Raven Tag Trail are 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, 11.5 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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