Blue Trail

Blue Trail is a cross-country ski route in northern Minnesota, about 1.8 miles from the town of Woodland Park. The trail is an out-and-back, roughly 1.1 miles long, with a total climb of about 93 feet and a steepest grade of about 6% near the middle of the route. It is rated easy, and the one-way elevation gain is about 22 feet. Winter is the natural season for skiing here. Typical averages from the nearby Blackduck weather station show January highs around 18°F with lows near -9°F, while March runs warmer, with highs around 37°F. The station sits a few hundred feet lower than the trail, so temperatures on the trail may run slightly cooler. Several other ski trails lie close by. Gold Trail is about 0.3 miles away, Green Trail about 0.5 miles, and Red Trail about 0.6 miles. For a change from skiing, Meadow Lake Hwt M is about 8.4 miles away.