Water's Edge
- 0.4 mi
- round trip
- 52 ft
- climb
- 296 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Oct
- best months
Water's Edge is a short, flat cross-country ski route in Maine, about 1.1 miles from the town of Youngs Corner. The out-and-back trip is 0.72 miles long, with a high point of 296 feet and a low of 274 feet. The climb is nearly flat, with a total gain and loss of 52 feet each way, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.05 miles in, with a grade of 3 percent. Winter is the natural season for this route. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Lewiston show January highs around 28°F with lows near 12°F, while February runs a little warmer, with highs near 32°F. The station sits about 116 feet lower than the route, so temperatures on the trail run slightly cooler. Several other ski routes lie close by. Ken's Drop is about 0.1 mile away, and Ricker's Field Center and the Pond Loop Lollypop are each about 0.2 mile off. Lost Valley Ski Area, a downhill ski area, is about 0.3 mile away.
Best time to go · May–Oct
Best time to visit Water's Edge
Best months: May–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
28° / 12°
10 wet
Feb
32° / 14°
8 wet
Mar
40° / 23°
10 wet
Apr
53° / 35°
10 wet
May
65° / 46°
11 wet
Jun
74° / 56°
11 wet
Jul
80° / 62°
11 wet
Aug
79° / 60°
10 wet
Sep
70° / 52°
9 wet
Oct
58° / 41°
10 wet
Nov
45° / 31°
10 wet
Dec
34° / 20°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lewiston, ME, 4.3 mi away at 180 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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