King Mountain Trail
- 3.0 mi
- round trip
- 1,043 ft
- climb
- 1,460 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Aug
- best months
King Mountain Trail is an out-and-back cross-country ski trail in Ontario, Canada. It is 1.5 miles each way, 3.0 miles there and back. It runs between about 940 ft and 1,460 ft above sea level, with roughly 780 ft of climbing one way. It is mapped as a hard route. It is groomed for classic skiing. The nearest town is Batchawana Bay, about 16 miles southeast of the start. Peaks within about 3 miles include Buttermilk Hill and King Mountain. For camping, Harmony Beach Lakeview Resort and Blueberry Hill Campground are within about 6 miles. There are 26 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. Distances, elevations and the trail shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Grooming and snow conditions change daily, so check the local trail report before you go.
- Nearby · Stokely Roth Trail · Erling Strom Trail · Eva's Way
Best time to go · May–Aug
Best time to visit King Mountain Trail
Best months: May–August. 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
24° / 8°
18 wet
Feb
26° / 9°
14 wet
Mar
35° / 18°
13 wet
Apr
49° / 30°
11 wet
May
63° / 41°
11 wet
Jun
73° / 50°
11 wet
Jul
77° / 55°
11 wet
Aug
76° / 55°
11 wet
Sep
68° / 49°
13 wet
Oct
54° / 39°
16 wet
Nov
41° / 28°
17 wet
Dec
31° / 17°
18 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld, MI, 21 mi away at 722 ft. The station sits about 700 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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Stokely Roth Trail
Next door
A 1.3-mile cross-country ski trail with a loop at the far end in Ontario, Canada.
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Erling Strom Trail
~2 min drive
An out-and-back cross-country ski trail in Ontario, Canada.
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Eva's Way
~1 min drive
0.3 mi · Easy
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Hakon Lien Trail
~2 min drive
0.30-mile out-and-back trail in Michigan with 59 ft of elevation gain.
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McGuffin Trail
Next door
A 1.4-mile cross-country ski trail that makes a loop in Ontario, Canada.
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Tier Lake Trail
~2 min drive
An out-and-back cross-country ski trail in Ontario, Canada.
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Homerun Hill
~2 min drive
0.24-mile out-and-back ski trail in Michigan with 15 ft of elevation gain.
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Peterson Homerun Connector
~2 min drive
0.11-mile out-and-back route in Michigan with 2 ft of elevation gain.
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Eva's Way
~1 min drive
An out-and-back cross-country ski trail in Ontario, Canada.
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Erling Strom Trail
~2 min drive
1.2 mi · Hard
Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at King Mountain Trail for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors
