Hedgehog Gate Trail
- 3.2 mi
- round trip
- 916 ft
- climb
- 1,569 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Sep
- best months
Hedgehog Gate Trail is a 3.15-mile cross-country ski route on the Katahdin Iron Works, a non-governmental land unit in Maine. The trail is an out-and-back with a steady climb, and the round trip adds up to about 6.3 miles with a total elevation gain of 916 feet. The steepest stretch comes at about 1.9 miles in, where the grade reaches 14 percent. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Greenville, which sits about 530 feet lower than the trail, show January highs around 23°F with lows near 5°F, and February is similar. Temperatures on the trail run cooler than those figures. Several other routes lie close by. Callie's Trail is about half a mile away, and the Indian Mountain Circuit and Forrest Folly are each within about a mile. Laurie's Ledge Trail, a hike, is also about a mile off.
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, 10.8 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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Indian Mountain Circuit
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