Beaver Trail
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 174 ft
- climb
- 229 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Oct
- best months
Beaver Trail is a 0.5-mile cross-country ski route on the Orono Land Trust in Maine, run by a non-governmental organization. It's an easy out-and-back with a high point of 229 feet and a low of 147 feet. The climb rises and falls a total of 174 feet over the course of a 1-mile trip, with the steepest stretch at 10 percent grade about 0.07 miles from the start. Winter is the natural season for this ski trail. Typical January averages from a nearby weather station in Orono run to highs around 28°F and lows near 11°F, while December highs average about 35°F. That station sits roughly 114 feet lower than the trail's high point, so expect temperatures on the trail to run a little cooler. Several other routes lie within a short distance. Trail No. 6 is about 0.2 miles away and Heron Loop about 0.3 miles. Smith Farm Trail is about 0.5 miles off for ski touring, and Teaberry Hill Trail is about a mile away for hiking.
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Best time to go · May–Oct
Best time to visit Beaver Trail
Best months: May–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
28° / 11°
Feb
32° / 13°
Mar
41° / 21°
Apr
53° / 32°
May
66° / 43°
Jun
75° / 52°
Jul
81° / 58°
Aug
79° / 57°
Sep
70° / 48°
Oct
57° / 37°
Nov
45° / 29°
Dec
35° / 18°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Orono, ME, 1.5 mi away at 115 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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