Henderson Brook Trail
- 1.0 mi
- round trip
- 741 ft
- climb
- 1,113 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Sep
- best months
Henderson Brook Trail is a cross-country ski route in Katahdin Iron Works, a non-governmental organization-managed area in Maine, about a mile from the town of Greenville. The trail is an out-and-back, roughly 2 miles long, with a total climb of about 740 feet from the low point at 807 feet to the high at 1,113 feet. The steepest stretch comes at about 0.9 miles in, with a grade of about 12%. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show January highs around 23°F with lows near 5°F, while March runs a bit milder at highs around 34°F. The station sits at a similar elevation to the trail, so these figures should be a fair guide. Chairback Mountain Road lies just 0.1 mile away, and Gorman Lodge Trail and Hermit Point Trail are both within half a mile. For a change of pace, the Lodge to Lodge Trail is about 1.4 miles off.
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, 13.8 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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