Pleasant River Trail
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 136 ft
- climb
- 1,230 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Sep
- best months
Pleasant River Trail is a cross-country ski route in Katahdin Iron Works, a non-governmental organization-managed area in Maine, about half a mile from the center of the Katahdin Iron Works land unit. The trail is an out-and-back of about a mile, with a steady climb to a high point of 1,230 feet from a low of 1,188 feet. The steepest stretch comes at about 0.45 miles, with a 6% grade. Winter is the natural season for skiing here. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Greenville show January highs around 23°F with lows near 5°F, while March runs a bit milder at highs around 34°F. That station sits a few hundred feet lower than the trail, so temperatures on the route run slightly cooler. Several other routes lie close by. Little Lyford Pond Road is about 0.1 mile away, and Nation's Nature Trail and Laurie's Ledge Trail are within half a mile. Indian Mountain Circuit is about 0.6 mile off.
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, 12.3 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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