Jim's Split
- 0.1 mi
- round trip
- 82 ft
- climb
- 339 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Oct
- best months
Jim's Split is a short, flat cross-country ski route in Maine, about 0.8 miles from the town of West Auburn. The out-and-back trip covers roughly 0.26 miles, with a high point of 339 feet and a low of 301 feet. The climb is nearly flat, with a total gain and loss of about 82 feet each way, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.07 miles in, with a grade of about 2%. Winter is the natural season for this route. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Lewiston show January highs around 28°F with lows near 12°F, while February runs a little warmer, with highs around 32°F. The station sits about 160 feet lower than the route, so temperatures on the trail run slightly cooler. Several other cross-country ski routes lie within a short distance, including Broadway, Ricker's Field Loop and Faith and Mary's Trail, each about 0.1 miles away. Perkins Ridge Trail, a hike, is also about 0.1 miles off.
Best time to go · May–Oct
Best time to visit Jim's Split
Best months: May–October. 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
28° / 12°
10 wet
Feb
32° / 14°
8 wet
Mar
40° / 23°
10 wet
Apr
53° / 35°
10 wet
May
65° / 46°
11 wet
Jun
74° / 56°
11 wet
Jul
80° / 62°
11 wet
Aug
79° / 60°
10 wet
Sep
70° / 52°
9 wet
Oct
58° / 41°
10 wet
Nov
45° / 31°
10 wet
Dec
34° / 20°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lewiston, ME, 4.6 mi away at 180 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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