Callie's Trail
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 121 ft
- climb
- 1,433 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Sep
- best months
Callie's Trail is a short, easy cross-country ski route in Katahdin Iron Works, a non-governmental organization-managed area in Maine. The trail is an out-and-back of about 1.1 miles, with a total elevation gain of 121 feet. The climb is front-loaded, with the steepest stretch at about 0.4 miles, and the high point sits at 1,433 feet. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Greenville, which sits about 400 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. Several other routes lie close by. Hedgehog Gate Trail is about 0.3 miles away, and Upper Valley Road and Lodge to Lodge Trail are each about 0.7 miles off. Forrest Folly is roughly 0.8 miles away.
Best time to go · Sep
Best time to visit Callie's 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, 11.2 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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