Double Green Trail
- 0.4 mi
- round trip
- 108 ft
- climb
- 1,513 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
Double Green Trail is a short, easy cross-country ski route in Minnesota, about 3.3 miles from the town of Richwood. The trail is an out-and-back, roughly 0.86 miles long, with a steady climb that peaks at about 1,513 feet. The one-way elevation gain is 34 feet, and the total round-trip gain is 108 feet. The steepest stretch comes early on, at about 6% grade, before the trail eases back down to the starting point. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show January highs around 18°F with lows near -4°F, while March runs warmer, with highs around 37°F. Summer is much milder, with July highs near 79°F and lows around 59°F. Several other cross-country ski routes sit right around the trail. Rootin Tootin, Sukkerbusk and Jib Fly are each about 0.1 mile away, and Skater's Waltz is about 0.2 mile off.
Best time to go · May–Sep
Best time to visit Double Green Trail
Best months: May–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° / -4°
Feb
23° / -1°
Mar
37° / 16°
Apr
52° / 30°
May
66° / 44°
Jun
75° / 55°
Jul
79° / 59°
Aug
78° / 57°
Sep
70° / 48°
Oct
54° / 35°
Nov
39° / 21°
Dec
24° / 6°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tamarac Wildlife Re, MN, 6.8 mi away at 1,508 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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