Pleasant River Trail
- 0.3 mi
- round trip
- 43 ft
- climb
- 1,256 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Sep
- best months
Pleasant River Trail is a short, flat out-and-back route of about half a mile on the Katahdin Iron Works property in Maine, managed by a non-governmental organization. The trail rises from 1,224 feet to 1,256 feet, with a total climb of about 43 feet, and its steepest section comes at roughly 0.18 miles in, with a grade of about 2 percent. Winter is the natural season for this trail, with typical January highs around 23°F and lows near 5°F at a nearby weather station. Snow is common from November through March, and the station sits about 220 feet below the trail's high point, so expect temperatures on the route to run slightly cooler. Brook Trail lies just 0.1 mile away, and Pond Loop Trail and Baker Pond Road are within a mile. Indian Mountain Circuit is about 0.9 mile off, making this part of a cluster of cross-country ski routes.
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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