Ve Trail
- 0.4 mi
- round trip
- 5,816 ft
- climb
- 5,607 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
Ve Trail is a short, easy cross-country ski route in Idaho, about 4 miles from the town of Lake Fork. The trail is an out-and-back that covers roughly 0.8 miles, with a low point of 5,583 feet and a high of 5,607 feet. The climb is minimal, with only about 12 feet of elevation gain, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.29 miles in, where the grade reaches 7%. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from the nearby McCall weather station show January highs around 31°F with lows near 13°F and about 11 snow days. By June, the station records highs near 70°F with no snow days, and July and August average highs around 81°F with only about five wet days a month. The Vandelay and Upper Vandelay mountain biking trails sit just 0.2 miles away. Jug Handle Bouldering is about 2 miles off, and Rapid Creek Dispersed campground is roughly 5 miles away.
Best time to go · May–Sep
Best time to visit Ve Trail
Best months: May–September. 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
31° / 13°
14 wet · 11 snow
Feb
36° / 14°
12 wet · 9 snow
Mar
43° / 20°
13 wet · 7 snow
Apr
51° / 27°
12 wet · 3 snow
May
61° / 35°
12 wet · 1 snow
Jun
70° / 40°
10 wet
Jul
81° / 45°
5 wet
Aug
81° / 43°
5 wet
Sep
72° / 36°
6 wet
Oct
57° / 28°
9 wet · 2 snow
Nov
40° / 21°
13 wet · 7 snow
Dec
30° / 13°
15 wet · 12 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mccall, ID, 5.9 mi away at 5,025 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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