Massachusetts · Mountain biking · Near Derry

Yellow Rabbit

0.7 mi
round trip
203 ft
climb
Singletrack
surface
Out and back
route
Jun–Oct
best months

Yellow Rabbit is a mountain biking route in Massachusetts, about 0.8 miles from the town of River Pines. It's a short out-and-back ride of roughly 1.4 miles, with a total climb of about 200 feet from the low point at 151 feet to the high at 235 feet. The steepest stretch comes at about 0.3 miles in, with a grade of about 3%. The most comfortable months for riding are late spring through early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Bedford show May highs around 70°F and September highs around 74°F, while winter brings regular snow days from December through February. Rt 3 Overlook is about half a mile away, and the Old Middlesex Turnpike is about a mile off. Brookside, a cross-country ski area, is about 1.9 miles away, and the Shawsheen River, a canoeing route, is about 4.3 miles away.

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  • Sleep close

    Camp Maude Eaton

    Campground

    Campground · 8.9 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Maddie's Bar & Grille

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 1 mi
  • If it rainsAmericanTextileHistory, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    American Textile History Museum

    Museum

    On your way back · 5 mi

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  • Best time to go · Jun–Oct

    Best time to visit Yellow Rabbit

    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.

    1. Jan

      36° / 18°

      13 wet · 8 snow

    2. Feb

      39° / 19°

      11 wet · 7 snow

    3. Mar

      47° / 27°

      13 wet · 6 snow

    4. Apr

      59° / 36°

      13 wet · 2 snow

    5. May

      70° / 46°

      13 wet

    6. Jun

      78° / 55°

      12 wet

    7. Jul

      84° / 61°

      11 wet

    8. Aug

      82° / 60°

      10 wet

    9. Sep

      74° / 52°

      10 wet

    10. Oct

      62° / 40°

      11 wet

    11. Nov

      51° / 31°

      12 wet · 2 snow

    12. Dec

      41° / 23°

      13 wet · 6 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bedford, MA, 6.1 mi away at 160 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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