Fairway Trail
- 0.6 mi
- round trip
- 96 ft
- climb
- 1,066 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Fairway Trail is a short, easy cross-country ski route in Morris T Baker Park Reserve in Minnesota, managed by Regional Agency Land. The trail is 1.3 miles long as an out-and-back, with a round-trip climb of about 96 feet. Its high point is 1,066 feet, and the steepest stretch comes about a third of the way in at a 4% grade. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from the nearby Delano weather station show January highs around 23°F with lows near 4°F, while March runs warmer with highs around 40°F. Several other ski routes sit close by. Hill Trail is 0.1 mile away, Prairie Trail is 0.2 mile away and Timber Trail is 0.3 mile away. For a change of pace, Lake Minnetonka is about 7 miles off.
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Fairway Trail
Best months: April–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° / 4°
Feb
28° / 7°
Mar
40° / 20°
Apr
56° / 33°
May
69° / 47°
Jun
78° / 57°
Jul
83° / 62°
Aug
80° / 59°
Sep
72° / 50°
Oct
58° / 37°
Nov
41° / 24°
Dec
28° / 12°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Delano, MN, 8.2 mi away at 975 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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