Green Bean Trail
- 0.7 mi
- round trip
- 225 ft
- climb
- 748 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Sep
- best months
Green Bean Trail is a cross-country ski route in northern Maine, about 0.6 miles from Fort Kent Mills. It is a short out-and-back, roughly 1.3 miles long, with a total climb of 225 feet and a high point of 748 feet. The trail is rated hard, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.28 miles in, with a grade of 11 percent. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Fort Kent show January highs around 19°F with lows near -3°F, while March runs about 33°F by day and 9°F at night. The station sits a few hundred feet lower than the trail's high point, so temperatures on the higher ground run a little cooler. Dogs are allowed, which makes it easier to bring a pet along. The trail sits among several other ski routes and hiking paths. Piste du Voyageur and the Paved Loop are both about half a mile away, and the Crocker Beach Trail is about 0.4 miles off. For a longer outing, Fish River Falls Trail lies about 2.8 miles away.
Best time to go · Sep
Best time to visit Green Bean 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
19° / -3°
13 wet
Feb
23° / -3°
11 wet
Mar
33° / 9°
11 wet
Apr
46° / 25°
11 wet
May
61° / 37°
14 wet
Jun
71° / 47°
14 wet
Jul
76° / 54°
15 wet
Aug
75° / 51°
13 wet
Sep
66° / 43°
12 wet
Oct
52° / 32°
14 wet
Nov
38° / 22°
13 wet
Dec
26° / 8°
14 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ft Kent, ME, 1.3 mi away at 610 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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