Baker Loop Trail
- 0.2 mi
- round trip
- 81 ft
- climb
- 1,588 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Sep
- best months
Baker Loop Trail is a short, easy cross-country ski route in Katahdin Iron Works, a non-governmental land unit in Maine. The trail is an out-and-back of about 0.3 miles, with a total elevation gain of 81 feet, and it sits at a high point of about 1,588 feet. The route is flat for most of the way, with the steepest stretch at about 0.1 miles in, where the grade reaches 5%. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Greenville, which sits roughly 550 feet lower, show January highs around 23°F and lows near 5°F, with February similar at about 25°F and 7°F. Temperatures on the trail run cooler than those figures. The Pearl Ponds Trail lies just 0.1 mile away, and the Indian Mountain Circuit and Horseshoe Pond Trail are within about half a mile. For hiking, the Baker Pond Trail is about 0.9 mile off.
Best time to go · Sep
Best time to visit Baker Loop Trail
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, 10.4 mi away at 1,037 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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0.84-mile out-and-back out-and-back in Maine with 120 ft elevation gain.
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3.15-mile out-and-back route in Maine with 445 ft of elevation gain.
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Horseshoe Pond Trail
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0.35-mile out-and-back trail in Maine with 38 ft of elevation gain.
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