Chuckwagon Trail
- 0.3 mi
- round trip
- 50 ft
- climb
- 1,530 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Oct
- best months
Caution at last check
Weather is marginal · OpenWeather · checked 14 h ago
Chuckwagon Trail is a short, easy cross-country ski route in Minnesota, about half a mile long and with only about 50 feet of total gain and loss. It is an out-and-back with a high point of 1,530 feet and a low of 1,477 feet. The trail starts at about 1,496 feet, and the steepest section comes early, around the 0.12-mile mark, with a grade of about 3 percent. The nearest town is Holmes City, about 4 miles away. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Alexandria put January highs around 19°F with lows near 2°F, and February is similar at about 24°F by day and 6°F at night. Midsummer is warm, with July highs around 80°F and lows near 61°F, but snow is rare from May through September. The Whispering Pines Trail lies about 0.1 mile away, and the Isaac Shortcut is about 0.3 mile off. For downhill skiing, Andes Tower Hills is roughly 0.6 mile away.
Best time to go · May–Oct
Best time to visit Chuckwagon Trail
Best months: May–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
19° / 2°
4 wet
Feb
24° / 6°
4 wet
Mar
37° / 19°
6 wet
Apr
52° / 33°
9 wet
May
66° / 45°
12 wet
Jun
76° / 56°
12 wet
Jul
80° / 61°
11 wet
Aug
78° / 59°
10 wet
Sep
70° / 50°
9 wet
Oct
55° / 37°
8 wet
Nov
38° / 23°
5 wet
Dec
24° / 10°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Alexandria Muni Ap, MN, 11.2 mi away at 1,416 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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