Aerial Adventure Path
- 0.2 mi
- round trip
- 13 ft
- climb
- 950 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Aerial Adventure Path is a short, easy cross-country ski route in New Hampshire's Belknap County Recreation Area, managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. The path is an out-and-back of about 0.3 miles, with a total elevation gain of 13 feet, so it's a quick stop rather than a long outing. The climb is front-loaded, with the steepest stretch at about 0.09 miles from the start, where the grade reaches 6 percent. The route starts at about 936 feet and peaks at 950 feet before returning to the starting point. Winter is the natural season for this ski route. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Lakeport show January highs around 30°F with lows near 12°F and about seven snow days. That station sits roughly 450 feet lower than the path, so temperatures on the route run cooler. Lakeside and Treetop Way are both cross-country ski routes about 0.1 mile away, and Cobble Crown is a hike at a similar distance. For climbing, Rines Hill is about 9 miles off.
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Aerial Adventure Path
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
30° / 12°
11 wet · 7 snow
Feb
34° / 12°
9 wet · 6 snow
Mar
42° / 21°
11 wet · 4 snow
Apr
56° / 33°
11 wet · 1 snow
May
68° / 44°
12 wet
Jun
77° / 55°
12 wet
Jul
82° / 60°
12 wet
Aug
81° / 59°
10 wet
Sep
73° / 52°
10 wet
Oct
60° / 40°
11 wet
Nov
47° / 30°
11 wet · 1 snow
Dec
36° / 20°
12 wet · 5 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lakeport 2, NH, 5.1 mi away at 500 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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