Upper Valley Road
- 1.0 mi
- round trip
- 294 ft
- climb
- 1,328 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Sep
- best months
Upper Valley Road is a short, easy cross-country ski route in Katahdin Iron Works, a non-governmental land unit in Maine. The out-and-back trip covers about 2 miles, with a low point of 1,291 feet and a high of 1,328 feet, and the climb is gentle, with a total elevation gain of about 22 feet. The steepest stretch comes early, at about 0.22 miles in, with a grade of about 4%. Winter is the natural season for this route. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Greenville run from highs around 23°F in January to about 25°F in February, with lows near 5°F. That station sits roughly 290 feet lower than the route, so temperatures on the road run a little cooler. Several other routes lie close by. Laurie's Ledge Trail and the Indian Mountain Circuit are each about 0.2 miles away, and Little Lyford Pond Road is about 0.4 miles off. The Pond Loop Trail is about half a mile away.
Best time to go · Sep
Best time to visit Upper Valley 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
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, 11.8 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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