Fifty
- 1.7 mi
- round trip
- 758 ft
- climb
- 1,994 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Aug–Sep
- best months
Fifty is a cross-country skiing route in northern Maine, about 2.7 miles from the town of Carrabassett. The out-and-back trip covers 3.5 miles with a total climb of 758 feet, and the one-way gain is 413 feet. The route starts at about 1,612 feet and reaches a high point of 1,994 feet, with the steepest stretch at about 0.26 miles in, where the grade reaches 14%. Winter is the natural season for this route. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Long Falls Dam show January highs around 23°F with lows near 4°F, and the station sits well below the route, so temperatures on the higher ground run cooler. The closest neighbors are the Highland Connector mountain biking trail, about 0.2 miles away, and the Hurricane Trail hike, about 0.4 miles away. Climbers can head to Tufulio's Boulders, about 2.7 miles off, and anglers will find Flagstaff Lake about 9.4 miles away.
Best time to go · Aug–Sep
Best time to visit Fifty
Best months: August–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° / 4°
12 wet
Feb
26° / 5°
10 wet
Mar
35° / 14°
12 wet
Apr
47° / 28°
12 wet
May
62° / 40°
14 wet
Jun
71° / 50°
14 wet
Jul
77° / 55°
14 wet
Aug
76° / 53°
12 wet
Sep
68° / 46°
11 wet
Oct
54° / 35°
13 wet
Nov
40° / 25°
13 wet
Dec
29° / 14°
14 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Long Falls Dam, ME, 11.2 mi away at 1,160 ft. The station sits about 800 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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