East Side Trail
- 3.7 mi
- round trip
- 693 ft
- climb
- 1,688 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Sep
- best months
East Side Trail is a cross-country ski route in Maine, set within The Roaches CE on land managed by a non-governmental organization. The trail is an out-and-back, about 7.3 miles long, with a one-way climb of about 315 feet. The route starts at roughly 1,543 feet and reaches a high point of about 1,688 feet, with the steepest stretch at about 3.6 miles in, where the grade reaches about 12%. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Greenville, which sits about 650 feet lower, show January highs around 23°F with lows near 5°F, and February is similar. Temperatures on the trail run cooler than those figures. Frenchtown Road, a cross-country ski route, lies about 0.4 miles away, and the First West Branch Cutoff is about 1.1 miles off. For hiking, the Hedgehog Mountain Trail is about 1.3 miles away and the Appalachian Trail about 2.2 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, 18 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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