Service Road
- 0.1 mi
- round trip
- 62 ft
- climb
- 908 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Sep
- best months
Service Road is a short, flat cross-country ski route in northern Maine, about 0.8 miles from the community of Fort Kent Mills. The route is an out-and-back of about 0.2 miles, with a high point of 908 feet and a low of 885 feet. The climb is gentle, with a total gain of 62 feet, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.05 miles in, with a grade of about 3 percent. Winter is the natural season for this route. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Fort Kent show January highs around 19°F with lows near -3°F, while March runs warmer, with highs around 33°F. The station sits about 300 feet lower than the route, so temperatures on the road run a little cooler. Dogs are not allowed here. The route sits among a cluster of other cross-country ski trails, including Grand Outlook about 0.1 mile away, Camel Humps and Volunteer Way each about 0.2 mile away, and Waska Loop about 0.3 mile away.
Best time to go · Sep
Best time to visit Service Road
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, 0.9 mi away at 610 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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