Emergency Trail
- 0.3 mi
- round trip
- 13 ft
- climb
- 510 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May, Aug–Oct
- best months
Emergency Trail is a short, flat cross-country ski route in Maine, about 5 miles from the town of Millinocket. The trail is an out-and-back that covers roughly half a mile, with the high point at about 510 feet and the low point at about 501 feet. The climb is nearly flat, with a total gain and loss of about 13 feet each way. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Millinocket show January highs around 24°F and lows near 5°F, while March runs a little warmer, with highs around 36°F. The station sits about 150 feet lower than the trail, so temperatures on the trail run slightly cooler. The A-East Trail lies just 0.2 miles away, and the Brookside Trail and C Trail are both within about 1.4 miles. For a change from skiing, Hammond Ridge offers a hike about 1.5 miles off.
Best time to go · May, Aug–Oct
Best time to visit Emergency Trail
Best months: May and August–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
24° / 5°
10 wet
Feb
26° / 6°
9 wet
Mar
36° / 16°
10 wet
Apr
50° / 30°
10 wet
May
64° / 41°
12 wet
Jun
74° / 51°
13 wet
Jul
78° / 57°
13 wet
Aug
78° / 56°
11 wet
Sep
70° / 48°
11 wet
Oct
55° / 37°
12 wet
Nov
43° / 27°
11 wet
Dec
31° / 15°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Millinocket, ME, 5.5 mi away at 360 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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A-East Trail
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Black Cat Peak
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2.62-mile out-and-back route in Maine with 534 ft of elevation gain.
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Brookside Trail
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0.36-mile out-and-back trail in Maine with 27 ft of elevation gain.
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Katahdin View
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0.45-mile out-and-back ski route in Maine with 190 ft of elevation gain.
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C Trail
~2 min drive
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Lakeside Trail
~3 min drive
1.63-mile out-and-back trail in Maine with 442 ft of elevation gain.
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K Trail
~3 min drive
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Hammond Ridge Trail
~4 min drive
0.35-mile out-and-back trail in Maine with 106 ft of elevation gain.
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Hammond Ridge
~3 min drive
2.20-mile out-and-back ski route in Maine with 460 ft of elevation gain.
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