Fairway Trail

Fairway Trail is a short, easy cross-country ski route in Morris T Baker Park Reserve in Minnesota, on land managed by a regional agency. The trail is an out-and-back that covers about 0.86 miles, with a total climb of 91 feet from a low point of 1,014 feet to a high of 1,066 feet. The steepest stretch comes at about 0.32 miles in, with a grade of about 3 percent. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Delano show January highs around 23°F and lows near 4°F, while March runs warmer, with highs around 40°F. The station sits about 91 feet lower than the trail's high point, so temperatures on the trail run slightly cooler. Several other ski trails lie close by. Hill Trail is about 0.4 miles away, Prairie Trail about 0.6 miles, and Timber Trail and Island Trail each about 0.7 miles. For a change of pace, Lake Minnetonka is roughly 7 miles off.