Glen Ellis Family Campground
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Campground · 4.1 mi from the trail
New Hampshire · Cross-country skiing · Near North Conway
Bancroft
- 0.4 mi
- round trip
- 19 ft
- climb
- 533 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Aug–Oct
- best months
Bancroft is a short cross-country ski route in New Hampshire, about 0.3 miles from North Conway. The trail is an easy out-and-back of roughly 0.8 miles, with a total climb of 19 feet and a steepest grade of about 3% at 0.29 miles. The route lies almost entirely flat, with the high point at 533 feet and the low at 528. Winter is the natural season for skiing here. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in North Conway show January highs around 30°F with about 9 snow days, while March brings highs near 42°F and the last snow days of the season. Summer is warm, with July highs around 81°F. Lucy and Wellinghurst, two other cross-country ski routes, both sit about 0.1 miles away. Climbers can reach Lower Left Wall / Ventilator Slabs at about 1.8 miles. For fishing, the Saco River is about 5 miles off.
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More in North ConwayBest time to go · Aug–Oct
Best time to visit Bancroft
Best months: August–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° / 10°
11 wet · 9 snow
Feb
33° / 11°
9 wet · 8 snow
Mar
42° / 20°
11 wet · 7 snow
Apr
55° / 31°
11 wet · 2 snow
May
68° / 43°
13 wet
Jun
76° / 53°
14 wet
Jul
81° / 58°
13 wet
Aug
80° / 56°
12 wet
Sep
72° / 48°
11 wet
Oct
59° / 37°
12 wet
Nov
46° / 27°
12 wet · 3 snow
Dec
36° / 18°
12 wet · 8 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at N Conway, NH, 0.1 mi away at 522 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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