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Massachusetts · Cross-country skiing · Near Derry
Garrison Loop
- 0.2 mi
- round trip
- 44 ft
- climb
- 201 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Oct
- best months
Garrison Loop is a short, out-and-back cross-country ski route in Massachusetts, about 1.9 miles from the town of Rio Vista. The trail is only 0.38 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 44 feet, and it is rated hard. The climb is front-loaded, with the steepest stretch at about 0.06 miles in, and the route reaches a high point of 201 feet before returning to its low point of 163 feet. Winter is the natural season for this ski route. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Bedford show January highs around 36°F with about 8 snow days, while March still averages 6 snow days. Snow days drop to zero from May through October. Several other cross-country ski routes sit close by. Woodchuck Trail and Pine Point Loop are each about 0.1 miles away, and East Farm Trail is about 0.2 miles away. For a change of pace, Chelmsford Lime Quarry, a climbing area, is about 2.9 miles away.
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More in DerryBest time to go · Jun–Oct
Best time to visit Garrison Loop
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
36° / 18°
13 wet · 8 snow
Feb
39° / 19°
11 wet · 7 snow
Mar
47° / 27°
13 wet · 6 snow
Apr
59° / 36°
13 wet · 2 snow
May
70° / 46°
13 wet
Jun
78° / 55°
12 wet
Jul
84° / 61°
11 wet
Aug
82° / 60°
10 wet
Sep
74° / 52°
10 wet
Oct
62° / 40°
11 wet
Nov
51° / 31°
12 wet · 2 snow
Dec
41° / 23°
13 wet · 6 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bedford, MA, 5.8 mi away at 160 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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0.21-mile out-and-back trail in Massachusetts with 18 ft of elevation gain.
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Garrison Loop
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0.23-mile out-and-back out-and-back in Massachusetts with 41 ft of elevation gain.
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Pine Point Loop
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0.36-mile out-and-back ski out-and-back in Massachusetts with 112 ft of elevation gain.
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Woodchuck Trail
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0.45-mile out-and-back trail in Massachusetts with 38 ft of elevation gain.
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Deer Run
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0.23-mile out-and-back ski trail in Massachusetts with 54 ft of elevation gain.
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Pine Point Loop
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0.27-mile out-and-back ski out-and-back in Massachusetts with 63 ft of elevation gain.
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Brookside
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0.14-mile out-and-back ski trail in Massachusetts with 16 feet of elevation gain.
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Woodchuck Trail
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0.36-mile out-and-back trail in Massachusetts with 98 ft of elevation gain.
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East Farm Trail
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0.30-mile out-and-back trail in Massachusetts with 57 ft of elevation gain.
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