Great Bay Camping
Campground
Campground · 2.2 mi from the trail
New Hampshire · Mountain biking · Near Newburyport
Pbr
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 78 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
PBR is a short mountain biking route in New Hampshire, about half a mile from the town of Newfields. It's an out-and-back ride of roughly a mile, with a front-loaded climb that peaks at about 177 feet and drops back to about 133 feet. The steepest stretch comes early, around 0.08 miles in, with a grade of about 3 percent. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Epping show July highs around 82°F and lows near 59°F, while September cools to highs in the low 70s. Several other mountain biking routes sit close by, including Bog, To Bog and Big Ben, all within about a third of a mile. Climbers can head to Town Forest North, about 0.8 miles away.
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More in NewburyportBest time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Pbr
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
33° / 14°
10 wet
Feb
35° / 16°
8 wet
Mar
44° / 24°
10 wet
Apr
57° / 34°
11 wet
May
68° / 44°
11 wet
Jun
76° / 54°
11 wet
Jul
82° / 59°
11 wet
Aug
81° / 57°
9 wet
Sep
73° / 50°
9 wet
Oct
61° / 38°
10 wet
Nov
49° / 30°
10 wet
Dec
38° / 21°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Epping, NH, 6.7 mi away at 160 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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