Mounds Loop
- 0.5 mi
- loop
- 630 ft
- high point
- Loop
- route
- Moderate
- difficulty
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Mounds Loop is a 0.45-mile loop in Pigeon Creek Forest, a county-managed forest in Michigan. The route is flat, with a high point of 630 feet and a low of 620 feet, and it has no elevation gain. The steepest stretch comes at about 0.38 miles in, with a grade of 2 percent. Winter is the natural season for this ski route. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show January highs around 32°F and lows near 19°F, while March runs a little milder, with highs around 42°F. The loop sits among several other cross-country ski routes. Red Pine Loop is about 0.2 miles away, Creek Loop about 0.4 miles, and S. Berghorst Ridge Trail about 0.5 miles. Hemlock Path is roughly 0.8 miles off.
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Mounds Loop
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
32° / 19°
Feb
33° / 19°
Mar
42° / 26°
Apr
55° / 36°
May
67° / 47°
Jun
76° / 57°
Jul
80° / 62°
Aug
79° / 60°
Sep
73° / 52°
Oct
60° / 43°
Nov
47° / 33°
Dec
37° / 25°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Grand Haven Wwtp, MI, 10.4 mi away at 605 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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