Henderson Brook Trail
- 0.4 mi
- round trip
- 95 ft
- climb
- 1,140 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Sep
- best months
Henderson Brook Trail is a short, easy cross-country ski route in Katahdin Iron Works, a non-governmental land unit in Maine. The trail is about 0.4 miles long and rises about 24 feet from its low point of 1,109 feet to a high of 1,140 feet. It is an out-and-back, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.27 miles in, with a 5% grade. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Greenville show January highs around 23°F with lows near 5°F, while July highs reach about 75°F. The station sits at a similar elevation to the trail, so temperatures here run roughly comparable. Hermit Point Trail and Gorman Lodge Trail both start about 0.1 mile away, and Long Pond Trail is about 0.4 mile off. For hiking, the Lodge to Lodge Trail lies about 1.2 miles away.
Best time to go · Sep
Best time to visit Henderson Brook 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, 13.6 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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