Hedgehog Gate Trail
- 1.1 mi
- round trip
- 323 ft
- climb
- 1,401 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Sep
- best months
Hedgehog Gate Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back cross-country ski route in Katahdin Iron Works, a non-governmental land unit in Maine. The trail rises from about 1,388 feet to a high point of 1,401 feet, with a total climb of 323 feet and a steepest grade of 8% around the 0.5-mile mark. The land is managed by a non-governmental organization. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Greenville, which sits about 360 feet lower, show January highs around 23°F with lows near 5°F, while February is similar at about 25°F and 7°F. Temperatures on the trail run cooler than those figures. Several other ski routes lie close by. Callie's Trail is about 0.3 miles away, and Forrest Folly and Upper Valley Road are each about 0.6 miles off. For hiking, Laurie's Ledge Trail is about a mile away.
Best time to go · Sep
Best time to visit Hedgehog Gate 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, 11.3 mi away at 1,037 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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