East Side Trail
- 1.4 mi
- round trip
- 514 ft
- climb
- 1,688 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Sep
- best months
East Side Trail is a short, easy cross-country ski route in Maine, set within The Roaches CE, a land unit managed by a non-governmental organization. The trail is an out-and-back that covers about 2.8 miles, with a low point of 1,575 feet and a high of 1,688 feet. The climb is gentle, with an elevation gain of 152 feet, and the steepest stretch comes early on, at about 0.18 miles in, with a grade of 15 percent. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Greenville, which sits roughly 650 feet lower than the trail, show January highs around 23°F with lows near 5°F, while February is similar at about 25°F and 7°F. Temperatures on the trail run cooler than those figures. Pleasant River Trail lies about 1.5 miles away, and Valley View Trail is about 2.1 miles off. For hiking, First West Branch is about 2.5 miles away and Hedgehog Mountain Trail about 2.6 miles.
Best time to go · Sep
Best time to visit East Side 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, 14.7 mi away at 1,037 ft. The station sits about 700 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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