Frenchtown Road
- 0.4 mi
- round trip
- 39 ft
- climb
- 1,539 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Sep
- best months
Frenchtown Road 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 route is an out-and-back of about 0.7 miles, with a total elevation gain of 39 feet, and it sits at an elevation of roughly 1,527 feet, with the high point at 1,539 feet. Winter is the natural season for this ski route. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Greenville, which sits about 500 feet lower, show January highs around 23°F with lows near 5°F, while July highs reach about 75°F. Because the station is lower, temperatures on the route run cooler. The East Side Trail lies about 0.4 miles away, and the First West Branch Cutoff is about 1.1 miles off. For hiking, the Hedgehog Mountain Trail and the Appalachian Trail are both within about 2.5 miles.
Best time to go · Sep
Best time to visit Frenchtown Road
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, 17.9 mi away at 1,037 ft. The station sits about 500 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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