Valley View Trail
- 0.2 mi
- round trip
- 146 ft
- climb
- 1,787 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Sep
- best months
Valley View Trail is a short, out-and-back cross-country ski route in Katahdin Iron Works, a non-governmental land unit in Maine. The trail is about 0.4 miles long, with a total climb of about 146 feet, and it starts at roughly 1,740 feet, rising to a high point of about 1,787 feet before returning to the starting elevation. The climb is front-loaded, with the steepest stretch at about 0.05 miles from the start, and the trail is best suited to a quick outing rather than a long day on the snow. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Greenville, which sits about 750 feet lower, show January highs around 23°F with lows near 5°F, and February is similar. Temperatures on the trail run cooler than those figures. Several other routes lie within a short distance. Pleasant River Trail is about 0.8 miles away, and Nation's Nature Trail and Laurie's Ledge Trail are both within about a mile. Little Lyford Pond Road, another cross-country ski route, is about 0.9 miles off.
Best time to go · Sep
Best time to visit Valley View 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, 13 mi away at 1,037 ft. The station sits about 800 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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