Massachusetts · Mountain biking

Friends Loop Trail (Orange)

0.9 mi
round trip
447 ft
climb
Mixed
surface
Out and back
route
Apr–Oct
best months

Friends Loop Trail (Orange) is a mountain biking trail in Massachusetts, about 2.2 miles from the town of South Village. The route is an out-and-back that is roughly 1.8 miles long, with a total elevation gain and loss of about 447 feet each way. The steepest part of the climb comes at about 0.35 miles in, with a 12% grade. The most comfortable months for a ride are typically June through September, when typical averages from a nearby weather station in Fitchburg run from highs in the mid-70s to about 81°F in July, with lows in the 50s and 60s. The station sits a few hundred feet lower than the trail, so temperatures up top run a little cooler. Trilogy - Northeast Singletrack lies about 0.6 miles away, and Brook Trail is about 0.7 miles off for a hike. Trilogy East - Northeast Singletrack and Wares Waldo West are both within about a mile.

  • Best time to go · Apr–Oct

    Best time to visit Friends Loop Trail (Orange)

    Best months: April–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.

    1. Jan

      34° / 15°

    2. Feb

      35° / 14°

    3. Mar

      44° / 23°

    4. Apr

      57° / 35°

    5. May

      67° / 46°

    6. Jun

      76° / 55°

    7. Jul

      81° / 61°

    8. Aug

      79° / 59°

    9. Sep

      73° / 51°

    10. Oct

      60° / 39°

    11. Nov

      48° / 31°

    12. Dec

      37° / 21°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Fitchburg Coop, MA, 3.3 mi away at 665 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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