Douglas State Trail
- 1.3 mi
- round trip
- 110 ft
- climb
- 1,059 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr, Jul–Oct
- best months
Douglas State Trail is a cross-country skiing route in Minnesota, about 3 miles from the town of Pine Island. This section is listed at 1.28 miles, and skied as an out-and-back it makes a trip of about 2.6 miles. The terrain is gentle. Elevation sits between roughly 1,014 and 1,059 feet, starting near 1,016 feet. Climbing totals about 32 feet one way and about 110 feet over the full round trip. The steepest stretch comes around 0.6 miles in, where the grade reaches about 6 percent, so most skiers will find little sustained climbing in either direction. For skiing, the heart of winter brings the most snow, with snow falling on about seven days in a typical January and six in December and February. Typical averages from the nearby Byron weather station put January highs around 23°F and lows near 3°F, so dress for real cold. Paddlers can find the Middle Fork Zumbro River about 6.5 miles away and the Zumbro River about 9.5 miles away.
Best time to go · Apr, Jul–Oct
Best time to visit Douglas State Trail
Best months: April and July–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
23° / 3°
7 wet · 7 snow
Feb
27° / 6°
6 wet · 6 snow
Mar
40° / 20°
8 wet · 4 snow
Apr
55° / 31°
10 wet · 1 snow
May
68° / 44°
13 wet
Jun
78° / 55°
13 wet
Jul
81° / 58°
11 wet
Aug
79° / 55°
11 wet
Sep
72° / 47°
10 wet
Oct
58° / 33°
9 wet
Nov
42° / 23°
7 wet · 2 snow
Dec
28° / 11°
7 wet · 6 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Byron 4north, MN, 5.7 mi away at 1,041 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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