West Charback Pond Trail
- 0.2 mi
- round trip
- 27 ft
- climb
- 1,785 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Sep
- best months
Is West Charback Pond Trail open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Appalachian National Scenic Trail. It doesn't name West Charback Pond Trail, so check the source for the area it covers.
List of trail closures post-Hurricane Helene
Park closure covering Appalachian National Scenic Trail · NPS · Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Black Bears Frequenting the McAfee Knob Area in Virginia
Park alert covering Appalachian National Scenic Trail · NPS · Appalachian National Scenic Trail
As of · Source: NPS · Appalachian National Scenic Trail. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
West Charback Pond Trail is a 0.32-mile out-and-back cross-country ski route on National Park Service land in Maine, within the Appalachian National Scenic Trail corridor. It starts and ends at about 1,776 feet, with the high point at 1,785 feet. The trail is rated moderate, and the climb is flat, with a total elevation gain and loss of 27 feet each. Winter is the natural season for skiing here. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run from highs of 23°F and lows of 5°F in January to highs of 52°F and lows of 37°F in October. That station sits well below the trail, so temperatures on this stretch run cooler. The trail sits close to several other routes. The Appalachian Trail is 0.8 miles away, and the Gorman Loop Trail and Third Mountain Trail are each about a mile off. For more skiing, Chairback Mountain Road is about 1.5 miles away.
Best time to go · Sep
Best time to visit West Charback Pond 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, 15.1 mi away at 1,037 ft. The station sits about 700 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.
Facts about this route
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Gorman Loop Trail
~2 min drive
Gorman Loop Trail is a 3.46-mile out-and-back route in Maine with 740 feet of elevation gain.
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Chairback Mountain Road
~3 min drive
0.89-mile out-and-back route on Chairback Mountain Road in Maine with 126 ft of elevation gain.
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Lodge to Lodge Trail
~5 min drive
2.50-mile out-and-back route in Maine with 256 ft of elevation gain.
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Appalachian Trail
~2 min drive
2.64-mile out-and-back on the Appalachian Trail in Maine with 1,073 ft gain.
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Long Pond Trail
~3 min drive
0.24-mile out-and-back trail in Maine with 35 ft of elevation gain.
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Lodge to Lodge Trail
~7 min drive
0.78-mile out-and-back route in Maine with 116 ft of elevation gain.
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Third Mountain Trail
~3 min drive
1.39-mile out-and-back route in Maine with 717 ft of elevation gain.
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Henderson Brook Trail
~3 min drive
0.39-mile out-and-back trail in Maine with 54 ft of elevation gain.
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Hedgehog Gate Trail
~9 min drive
1.11-mile out-and-back route in Maine with 162 ft of elevation gain.
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Chairback Mountain Road
~3 min drive
0.10-mile out-and-back ski route on Chairback Mountain Road in Maine with 31 ft of elevation gain.
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