Horseshoe Pond Trail
- 0.4 mi
- round trip
- 101 ft
- climb
- 1,501 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Sep
- best months
Horseshoe Pond Trail is a short, low-elevation cross-country ski route in Katahdin Iron Works, a non-governmental land unit in Maine. The trail is an out-and-back of about 0.7 miles, with a high point of 1,501 feet and a low of 1,476 feet, so the climb is minimal at just 11 feet of elevation gain. The steepest stretch comes at about 0.3 miles in, with a grade of about 3 percent. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Greenville, which sits roughly 460 feet lower, show January highs around 23°F and lows near 5°F, with February similar at about 25°F and 7°F. Temperatures on the trail run cooler than those figures. The trail sits close to several other ski routes. Baker Loop Trail is about 0.3 miles away, Pearl Ponds Trail about 0.6 miles, and Indian Mountain Circuit about 0.7 miles. For hiking, Baker Pond Trail is about 1.2 miles off.
Best time to go · Sep
Best time to visit Horseshoe Pond 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, 9.9 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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Indian Mountain Circuit
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Baker Loop Trail
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Pearl Ponds Trail
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0.20-mile out-and-back trail in Maine with 43 ft of elevation gain.
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Indian Mountain Circuit
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0.26-mile out-and-back ski circuit on Indian Mountain in Maine.
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Hedgehog Gate Trail
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0.62-mile out-and-back trail in Maine with 161 ft of elevation gain.
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Baker Loop Trail
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Indian Mountain Circuit
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1.02-mile out-and-back route in Maine with 174 ft of elevation gain.
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