Truck Stop
- 0.4 mi
- round trip
- 139 ft
- climb
- 1,661 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Oct
- best months
Truck Stop is a cross-country skiing route in western Massachusetts, about 1.9 miles from the town of King Corner. It is an easy outing, with a total round-trip length of 0.84 miles and a small climb of 139 feet to a high point of 1,661 feet. The route is short and low, making it a straightforward option for a ski session or a warm-up before heading out to other trails in the area. Winter is the natural season for skiing here. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in E Hawley show January highs around 28°F with lows near 9°F, and February is similar at about 31°F by day and 11°F at night. The station sits at nearly the same elevation as the high point on this route. Several other cross-country ski routes lie within a short distance. Lumberjack and Lone Boulder are each about 0.1 mile away, and Easy Slider is about 0.2 mile off. For a change of pace, the Deerfield River offers river fishing roughly 3.9 miles away.
Best time to go · May–Oct
Best time to visit Truck Stop
Best months: May–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
28° / 9°
Feb
31° / 11°
Mar
39° / 19°
Apr
51° / 30°
May
63° / 40°
Jun
70° / 50°
Jul
75° / 53°
Aug
74° / 52°
Sep
67° / 46°
Oct
55° / 35°
Nov
45° / 27°
Dec
34° / 18°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at E Hawley, MA, 4.5 mi away at 1,647 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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