Hinckley Cove Trail
- 0.8 mi
- round trip
- 85 ft
- climb
- 1,310 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Sep
- best months
Hinckley Cove Trail is a short cross-country skiing route in The Roaches CE in Maine, managed by a non-governmental organization. It is about 0.8 miles long and sits at roughly 1,280 feet, with a high of about 1,310 feet on the way out and back. The trail is a small out-and-back, with a total climb and descent of about 85 feet, and the steepest grade is about 3% at about 0.3 miles from the start. For skiing, winter is the natural season. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Greenville put January highs around 23°F with lows near 5°F. That station sits a few hundred feet lower than the trail, so temperatures on the trail run a little cooler. Several other trails start close by. Emmit Brook Trail and Lakeside Trail are each about 0.3 miles away, and Dr. Wiggles Trail is about 0.5 miles off. Shaw Mountain, a hike, is about a mile away.
Best time to go · Sep
Best time to visit Hinckley Cove 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, 19.7 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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