Long Pond Trail
- 0.8 mi
- round trip
- 156 ft
- climb
- 1,191 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Sep
- best months
Long Pond Trail is a short, easy cross-country ski route in Maine, set within the Katahdin Iron Works area on land managed by a non-governmental organization. The trail is an out-and-back with a total length of about 1.7 miles and a total elevation gain of 156 feet, so it works well as a quick outing. The route starts at roughly 1,154 feet, rising to a high point of about 1,191 feet. The climb is gentle, with a peak grade of about 7% around the 0.78-mile mark, and the trail returns to its starting point. Winter is the natural season for this ski route. Typical January highs run around 23°F with lows near 5°F, according to averages from a nearby weather station in Greenville. September is the mildest month, with highs around 66°F and lows near 48°F. Several other routes sit close by. The Over Ice Ski Route is about 0.1 mile away and the Trout Brook Trail about 0.2 mile. Long Pond Road and the Gorman Lodge Trail are within a mile.
Best time to go · Sep
Best time to visit Long 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, 10.5 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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