Piste Acadienne
- 0.6 mi
- round trip
- 146 ft
- climb
- 738 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Sep
- best months
Piste Acadienne is a short, easy cross-country ski route in northern Maine, about a mile from Fort Kent Village. The trail is an out-and-back that starts and ends at roughly 680 feet, with a high point of 738 feet and a total climb of 146 feet. The steepest stretch comes early, at about 8% grade, and the route is back-loaded, so the climb is more pronounced on the return. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Fort Kent show January highs around 19°F with lows near -3°F, while March runs about 33°F by day and 9°F at night. The station sits a few hundred feet lower than the trail, so temperatures on the route run slightly cooler. Several other ski routes lie within a short distance. Mickey's Way and the Fort Kent Town Loop are each about 0.3 miles away, and Birch Loop is about 0.4 miles off. Piste du Voyageur is roughly 0.7 miles away.
Best time to go · Sep
Best time to visit Piste Acadienne
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
19° / -3°
13 wet
Feb
23° / -3°
11 wet
Mar
33° / 9°
11 wet
Apr
46° / 25°
11 wet
May
61° / 37°
14 wet
Jun
71° / 47°
14 wet
Jul
76° / 54°
15 wet
Aug
75° / 51°
13 wet
Sep
66° / 43°
12 wet
Oct
52° / 32°
14 wet
Nov
38° / 22°
13 wet
Dec
26° / 8°
14 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ft Kent, ME, 0.7 mi away at 610 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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