Smith Farm Trail
- 0.4 mi
- round trip
- 20 ft
- climb
- 157 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Aug–Oct
- best months
Smith Farm Trail is a ski touring route in Maine, about 0.8 miles from the town of Stillwater. It's a short, flat out-and-back, with a total round-trip distance of about 0.7 miles and a total climb and descent of about 20 feet each. The route stays nearly level, with the steepest stretch at about 0.27 miles in, where the grade reaches about 2%. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Old Town show January highs around 27°F with lows near 6°F, while March runs a bit milder, with highs around 39°F. Several cross-country ski routes sit close by, including Trail No. 6 and Heron Loop, each about 0.4 miles away, and Beaver Trail at about 0.5 miles. For hiking, Teaberry Hill Trail is about 1.2 miles off.
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Best time to go · Aug–Oct
Best time to visit Smith Farm Trail
Best months: August–October. 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
27° / 6°
13 wet
Feb
31° / 8°
11 wet
Mar
39° / 19°
12 wet
Apr
52° / 30°
13 wet
May
65° / 41°
14 wet
Jun
73° / 50°
13 wet
Jul
79° / 56°
13 wet
Aug
78° / 53°
11 wet
Sep
70° / 46°
10 wet
Oct
57° / 36°
12 wet
Nov
44° / 27°
12 wet
Dec
34° / 16°
14 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Old Town 2 W, ME, 1.2 mi away at 127 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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Hermon Mountain
~27 min drive
Hermon Mountain in Maine has 2 lifts and 13 runs with 6 easy, 4 intermediate, and 3 advanced options.
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Trail No. 6
Next door
0.25-mile out-and-back trail in Maine with 19 ft of elevation gain.
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Heron Loop
Next door
0.35-mile out-and-back out-and-back in Maine with 29 feet of elevation gain.
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Trail No. 6
~1 min drive
0.65-mile out-and-back trail in Maine with 12 ft of elevation gain.
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Down East Sunrise Trail
~50 min drive
0.60-mile out-and-back trail in Maine with 15 ft of elevation gain.
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Pinnacle Ski Club
~59 min drive
Pinnacle Ski Club in Maine has 2 lifts and 7 downhill runs with 103 ft of vertical drop.
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West Charback Pond Trail
~1h 20m drive
0.16-mile out-and-back trail at West Charback Pond in Maine with 45 feet of elevation gain.
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Beaver Trail
Next door
0.5-mile out-and-back route in Maine with 6 feet of elevation gain.
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Down East Sunrise Trail
~51 min drive
0.89-mile out-and-back trail in Maine with 62 ft of elevation gain.
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Mount Jefferson Ski Area
~1h 3m drive
Mount Jefferson Ski Area in Maine has 2 lifts, 8 runs, 332 ft vertical drop.
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