Uphill Grind
- 0.3 mi
- round trip
- 100 ft
- climb
- Out and back
- route
- May, Jul–Sep
- best months
Uphill Grind is a short, moderate mountain biking climb in Pine Valley Park, a city-managed park about 1.4 miles from Cloquet, Minnesota. The route is 0.56 miles long and runs out and back, starting at roughly 1,230 feet and reaching a high point of 1,273 feet. The climb is front-loaded, with the steepest stretch about 0.11 miles from the start, where the grade reaches about 4%. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Cloquet show July highs around 79°F with lows near 54°F, while winter highs stay in the teens and twenties. Several other mountain biking routes sit close by. Boom Run, Ski Jumper and Timber Twist are each about 0.1 miles away, and Bootleg is about 0.2 miles off.
Best time to go · May, Jul–Sep
Best time to visit Uphill Grind
Best months: May and July–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
18° / 2°
10 wet
Feb
24° / 5°
8 wet
Mar
37° / 16°
9 wet
Apr
50° / 28°
10 wet
May
64° / 38°
12 wet
Jun
73° / 48°
13 wet
Jul
79° / 54°
12 wet
Aug
76° / 53°
11 wet
Sep
67° / 46°
11 wet
Oct
52° / 34°
12 wet
Nov
35° / 22°
10 wet
Dec
23° / 9°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cloquet, MN, 2.9 mi away at 1,265 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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