Brook Trail
- 0.4 mi
- round trip
- 116 ft
- climb
- 1,315 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Sep
- best months
Brook Trail is a short, easy cross-country ski route in Katahdin Iron Works, a non-governmental land unit in Maine. The trail is about 0.7 miles long and is an out-and-back, with a high point of 1,315 feet and a low of 1,256 feet. The climb is back-loaded, with the steepest stretch at about 0.19 miles in, and the total gain and loss are each about 116 feet. 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 March runs warmer at about 34°F. That station sits roughly 280 feet lower than the trail, so temperatures on the trail run a little cooler. Baker Pond Road lies just 0.1 mile away, and the Pleasant River Trail and Pond Loop Trail are each about half a mile off. For a hike, Laurie's Ledge Trail is about 0.7 miles away.
Best time to go · Sep
Best time to visit Brook 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, 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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