Pleasant River Trail
- 1.3 mi
- round trip
- 128 ft
- climb
- 1,245 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Sep
- best months
Pleasant River Trail is an easy cross-country ski route of about 2.7 miles on the out-and-back loop, set within the Katahdin Iron Works in northern Maine. The land is managed by a non-governmental organization. The trail has a low point of about 1,210 feet and a high of about 1,245 feet. The climb is gentle, with only about 128 feet of total gain over the course, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.65 miles in with a 2% grade. That makes it a straightforward outing for skiers looking to get out on the snow. Winter is the natural season for this route. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Greenville run from highs of about 23°F and lows of about 5°F in January to highs of about 25°F and lows of about 7°F in February, with temperatures at the trail's higher elevation running slightly cooler. Other ski trails lie within about two miles, including East Side Trail and Brook Trail. For time on foot, the Nation's Nature Trail and Laurie's Ledge Trail are both about 2.4 miles away.
Best time to go · Sep
Best time to visit Pleasant River 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, 13.3 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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