Long Pond Trail
- 3.1 mi
- round trip
- 598 ft
- climb
- 1,231 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Sep
- best months
Long Pond Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back cross-country ski route in Katahdin Iron Works, a non-governmental organization-managed area in Maine. The trail starts at about 1,120 feet and reaches a high point of 1,231 feet, with a total elevation gain of 202 feet. The climb is gentle, and the steepest stretch comes within the first 0.11 miles at about 13%. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Greenville 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 a few hundred feet lower than the trail, so temperatures on the route run slightly cooler. Several other ski routes lie close by. Over Ice Ski Route is about 0.6 miles away, Trout Brook Trail and Long Pond Road are each about 0.8 miles off, and Gorman Lodge Trail is about 1.3 miles away.
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, 10.4 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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