Stair Falls Trail
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 34 ft
- climb
- 612 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
Is Stair Falls Trail open right now?
Alert in the area
The National Park Service lists 2 alerts for Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.
Hunting Season Begins
Park alert covering Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument · NPS · Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Increased Logging Traffic Along Swift Brook Road
Park alert covering Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument · NPS · Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
As of · Source: NPS · Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Stair Falls Trail is a short, flat out-and-back route in Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in northern Maine, managed by the National Park Service. The trail is about a mile long, with a total elevation gain of 34 feet, and it sits at roughly 600 feet, making it an easy addition to a day on the monument's cross-country ski routes. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Patten show January highs around 22°F with lows near 3°F, while March runs about 34°F by day and 16°F at night. The station sits a few hundred feet higher than the trail, so temperatures on the route may run slightly warmer. The International Appalachian Trail passes just 0.1 mile away, and the Haskell Rock Pitch Portage Trail and Little Messer Pond Trail are both within about a mile and a half. For paddling, the Seboeis River Paddling Trail lies roughly 8 miles off.
Best time to go · May–Sep
Best time to visit Stair Falls Trail
Best months: May–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
22° / 3°
Feb
25° / 6°
Mar
34° / 16°
Apr
48° / 29°
May
62° / 40°
Jun
72° / 49°
Jul
76° / 55°
Aug
75° / 54°
Sep
67° / 45°
Oct
53° / 35°
Nov
41° / 25°
Dec
29° / 13°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Patten 2, ME, 13.8 mi away at 820 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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