Skyline Trail
- 3.3 mi
- round trip
- 2,221 ft
- climb
- 2,227 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Sep
- best months
Skyline Trail is a cross-country ski route in Maine's The Roaches CE, a land unit managed by a non-governmental organization. The trail is an out-and-back that covers about 6.6 miles round trip, with a one-way climb of roughly 743 feet. The route starts at about 1,751 feet and reaches a high point of 2,227 feet, with the steepest stretch at about 3 miles in, where the grade reaches 25 percent. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Greenville, which sits about 1,200 feet lower, show January highs around 23°F with lows near 5°F. That station's figures are not directly comparable to conditions on the trail, which sits higher, so expect colder temperatures up top. Shaw Mountain Trail is about 0.7 miles away, and Shaw Mountain Road, a cross-country ski route, is about 1.1 miles off. Emmit Brook Trail and Lakeside Trail are both within about 2.5 miles.
Best time to go · Sep
Best time to visit Skyline 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, 17.9 mi away at 1,037 ft. The station sits about 1,200 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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