Creek Trail
- 702 ft
- high point
- Easy
- difficulty
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Creek Trail is a cross-country ski route in Love Creek County Park in Michigan, on county land. It is an easy trail with no elevation gain, so it runs flat from start to finish at about 700 feet. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show January highs around 33°F with lows near 20°F, and February is similar at about 37°F and 22°F. The station sits a few hundred feet higher than the trail, so temperatures on the trail may run slightly warmer. The trail makes an easy addition to a day of skiing in the park. Pond & Pines Loop and Prairie Edge Loop both start about 0.1 mile away, and Love Creek Valley Loop is about 0.3 mile off. For a change of pace, the Pink Trail hike lies about 3.4 miles away.
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Creek Trail
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
33° / 20°
16 wet
Feb
37° / 22°
12 wet
Mar
48° / 30°
11 wet
Apr
61° / 40°
12 wet
May
73° / 51°
12 wet
Jun
81° / 60°
10 wet
Jul
85° / 64°
9 wet
Aug
83° / 63°
9 wet
Sep
76° / 56°
10 wet
Oct
64° / 45°
12 wet
Nov
49° / 34°
13 wet
Dec
38° / 25°
15 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Eau Claire 4 Ne, MI, 5.3 mi away at 840 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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Pond & Pines Loop
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Prairie Edge Loop
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0.22-mile out-and-back ski out-and-back in Michigan with 23 feet of elevation gain.
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Love Creek Valley Loop
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0.11-mile out-and-back out-and-back in Michigan with 13 ft of elevation gain.
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Prairie Edge Loop
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0.13-mile out-and-back ski out-and-back in Michigan with 2 feet of elevation gain.
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Prairie Edge Loop
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0.11-mile out-and-back out-and-back in Michigan with 10 feet of elevation gain.
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Cabin Loop
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0.34-mile out-and-back ski out-and-back in Michigan with 64 ft of elevation gain.
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Pond & Pines Loop
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0.96-mile out-and-back ski out-and-back in Michigan with 99 ft of elevation gain.
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Joanna's Wood Loop
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0.29-mile loop in Michigan with 18 ft of elevation gain.
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Love Creek Valley Loop
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0.10-mile out-and-back out-and-back in Love Creek Valley with 48 ft of elevation gain.
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