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Brian Hill trail
- 0.3 mi
- round trip
- 5 ft
- climb
- 62 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Brian Hill trail is a short, flat cross-country ski route in Massachusetts, about 0.7 miles from the town of Nancys Corner. The trail is an out-and-back with a total length of about half a mile, and the elevation change is minimal, with the high point at 62 feet and the low at 42 feet. It is rated moderate, and the climb profile is flat. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Beverly show January highs around 37°F with about four snow days, while February runs slightly warmer at 39°F with five snow days. Snow days drop to zero from April through October. The trail sits close to several other ski routes. HQ Loop and the HQ intersection to east side parking lots are each about 0.1 mile away, and Plains Loop is about 0.2 mile off. The Bay Circuit Trail is about 0.3 mile away.
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Brewery
On your way back · 2 mi
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More in NewburyportBest time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Brian Hill trail
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.
Jan
37° / 18°
11 wet · 4 snow
Feb
39° / 18°
10 wet · 5 snow
Mar
45° / 25°
11 wet · 3 snow
Apr
57° / 33°
11 wet
May
66° / 44°
12 wet
Jun
75° / 54°
11 wet
Jul
80° / 60°
10 wet
Aug
79° / 58°
9 wet
Sep
72° / 51°
9 wet
Oct
61° / 40°
11 wet
Nov
51° / 31°
11 wet · 1 snow
Dec
42° / 24°
11 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Beverly, MA, 4.4 mi away at 65 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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Photo: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Bay Circuit Trail
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Photo: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Bay Circuit Trail
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Jack's Field
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Ski Haus
~33 min drive
0.1 mi
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HQ intersection to east side parking lots
Next door
0.13-mile out-and-back from HQ intersection to east side parking lots in Massachusetts.
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HQ Loop
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0.26-mile out-and-back out-and-back at HQ with 49 ft of elevation gain in Massachusetts.
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Lamson Field South
~1 min drive
0.30-mile loop with 71 ft gain in Massachusetts
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Deer Run
~43 min drive
0.23-mile out-and-back ski trail in Massachusetts with 54 ft of elevation gain.
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