Voyageur Loop

Voyageur Loop is a short, looping cross-country ski route in northern Maine, about half a mile from the community of Fort Kent Mills. The loop is 0.34 miles long, with a high point of 994 feet and a low of 927 feet. The climb is modest, with a total gain of 53 feet and a loss of 128 feet, and the steepest stretch comes early, at about 6% grade. Winter is the natural season for this route. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Fort Kent show January highs around 19°F with lows near -3°F, while March runs about 33°F by day and 9°F at night. That station sits roughly 384 feet lower than the loop's high point, so temperatures on the route run cooler. Piste du Voyageur lies just 0.1 mile away, and the Paved Loop and Can-Am Trail are each about 0.2 mile off. For a change from skiing, the Island Trail is about a mile away.