Piste du Voyageur
- 0.2 mi
- round trip
- 77 ft
- climb
- 1,008 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Sep
- best months
Piste du Voyageur is a cross-country ski route in Maine, about 0.3 miles from the town of Fort Kent Mills. It is a short out-and-back, roughly half a mile long, with a total climb of about 77 feet, so it's a quick addition to a day of skiing in the area. The route is rated hard. It runs from a low point of about 956 feet to a high of about 1,008 feet, and the steepest part comes in the first third of the route at about 5% grade. It pairs easily with other ski routes close by, including the Paved Loop and Can-Am Trail, both about 0.1 mile away, and Ben's Incline, about 0.2 mile away. Winter is the natural season for this route. Typical averages from the nearby Ft Kent weather station put January highs around 19°F with lows near -3°F, while March runs a little milder at highs around 33°F. The station sits well below the route, so temperatures on the trail run a bit cooler.
Best time to go · Sep
Best time to visit Piste du Voyageur
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, 1 mi away at 610 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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