POC Trail
- 0.2 mi
- loop
- Singletrack
- surface
- Loop
- route
- Jun–Oct
- best months
POC Trail is a short, easy mountain biking route in western Massachusetts, about 0.16 miles long and roughly 3.6 miles from South Williamstown. It is a flat ride, with no elevation gain and a slight loss of about 53 feet, and the steepest stretch is a 4% grade at about 0.06 miles in. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Grafton, New York, show July highs around 78°F with lows near 59°F, while winter highs stay around freezing. Several other mountain biking routes sit close by. Learning Curves and Green Wave are each about 0.1 miles away, and The Cirque is about 0.3 miles off. For a change of pace, Shepherds Well Trail is about 1.5 miles away.
Best time to go · Jun–Oct
Best time to visit POC Trail
Best months: June–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
30° / 14°
13 wet
Feb
32° / 16°
11 wet
Mar
41° / 23°
13 wet
Apr
55° / 35°
13 wet
May
67° / 46°
14 wet
Jun
74° / 54°
12 wet
Jul
78° / 59°
12 wet
Aug
77° / 58°
11 wet
Sep
69° / 51°
11 wet
Oct
57° / 41°
12 wet
Nov
45° / 30°
12 wet
Dec
34° / 21°
13 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Grafton, NY, 10.9 mi away at 1,560 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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