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New Hampshire · Cross-country skiing · Near North Conway
Whitaker
- 0.2 mi
- round trip
- 16 ft
- climb
- 541 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Aug–Oct
- best months
Whitaker is a short cross-country ski trail in Whitaker Woods, on city-managed land near North Conway, New Hampshire. Rated easy, it runs about 0.18 miles one way as an out-and-back, so a full trip covers roughly 0.36 miles. The route is flat, staying between about 535 and 541 feet. Elevation gain is effectively zero one way, and the round trip adds up to only about 16 feet of climbing, which makes it a gentle option for beginners or a quick loop-free warm-up. Winter is the season for skiing here. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in North Conway put January highs around 30°F and lows near 10°F, with snow falling on about nine days that month. Two other cross-country ski spots, Abenaki and Eastern Inns, sit about 0.1 miles away, so it's easy to link Whitaker with more skiing. Climbers can head to WM: North Conway about 1.6 miles off, and the Saco River offers river fishing about 5.5 miles away.
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More in North ConwayBest time to go · Aug–Oct
Best time to visit Whitaker
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, 0.5 mi away at 522 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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