Gravity Box
- 0.1 mi
- round trip
- 43 ft
- climb
- 1,000 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Gravity Box is a short, out-and-back cross-country ski route in Woodland Trails Park, a city-managed park in Minnesota. The trail is about a quarter mile long, with a high point of 1,000 feet and a total elevation gain of 43 feet. It is rated hard, and the climb is front-loaded, with the steepest stretch at about 0.06 miles from the start. Winter is the natural season for this route. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show January highs around 23°F with lows near 3°F, while February is similar at about 28°F and 7°F. The station sits about 120 feet lower than the trail's high point, so temperatures on the route run slightly cooler. The Pin, Top of the World and Pepper Hollow all lie within about a tenth of a mile, and Big Tooth Shoot is about 0.2 miles away.
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Gravity Box
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° / 3°
6 wet
Feb
28° / 7°
5 wet
Mar
41° / 18°
6 wet
Apr
56° / 32°
8 wet
May
69° / 44°
10 wet
Jun
79° / 56°
9 wet
Jul
83° / 61°
9 wet
Aug
81° / 58°
7 wet
Sep
72° / 49°
8 wet
Oct
58° / 36°
8 wet
Nov
41° / 24°
6 wet
Dec
27° / 11°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Elk Rvr, MN, 2 mi away at 880 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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