Pleasant River Trail
- 0.6 mi
- round trip
- 165 ft
- climb
- 1,245 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Sep
- best months
Pleasant River Trail is a short, out-and-back cross-country ski route in Katahdin Iron Works, a non-governmental land unit in Maine. The trail is about a mile long, with a total climb of 165 feet and a high point of 1,245 feet. The route is roughly flat, with the steepest stretch at about 0.3 miles in, where the grade reaches 7 percent. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Greenville show January highs around 23°F and lows near 5°F, with February similar at about 25°F and 7°F. The station sits a few hundred feet lower than the trail, so temperatures on the higher ground run a little cooler. The trail makes an easy addition to a day of skiing in the area. Brook Trail and Pond Loop Trail both lie about 0.2 miles away, and Indian Mountain Circuit is about 0.7 miles off. For a change of pace, Laurie's Ledge Trail is about 0.8 miles away and offers hiking.
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, 11.9 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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