Green Loop
- 0.5 mi
- loop
- 907 ft
- high point
- Loop
- route
- Easy
- difficulty
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Green Loop is a 0.47-mile cross-country ski loop on county land in Minnesota's Bunker Hills Regional area. It sits at about 900 feet, and the route is nearly flat, with no real climb and only a 12-foot loss in elevation over its short length. The land is managed by the county, and the loop is rated easy. The most comfortable time to ski is winter. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Andover show January highs around 22°F and lows near 2°F, while December and February run in the 27°F to 28°F range. Summer is warm, with July highs near 82°F and lows around 60°F. Several other loops lie close by. Blue Loop and Wilderness Trail are each about 0.3 miles away, and Purple Loop is 0.4 miles away. For paddling, Coon Creek is about 3 miles off.
- Blue LoopCross-country skiing0.3 mi
- Wilderness TrailCross-country skiing0.3 mi
- Purple LoopCross-country skiing0.4 mi
- Coon CreekCanoeing3 mi
- Walking and biking pathMountain biking6.9 mi
Rice CreekCanoeingPhoto: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant), CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)8.1 mi- Northern Lights TrailCross-country skiing8.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Green LoopCross-country skiing · Next door
- Purple LoopCross-country skiing · Next door
- Sucker Lake Nordic Ski TrailCross-country skiing · ~24 min drive
- Judy LoopCross-country skiing · ~26 min drive
- Blue LoopCross-country skiing · Next door
- Purple LoopCross-country skiing · ~1 min drive
- Medicine TrailCross-country skiing · ~26 min drive
- Judy LoopCross-country skiing · ~26 min drive
- Green LoopCross-country skiing · Next door
- Monarch TrailCross-country skiing · ~14 min drive
Best time to visit Green Loop
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
22° / 2°
5 wet
Feb
28° / 7°
5 wet
Mar
41° / 19°
6 wet
Apr
56° / 32°
7 wet
May
68° / 45°
9 wet
Jun
77° / 55°
9 wet
Jul
82° / 60°
8 wet
Aug
79° / 57°
8 wet
Sep
72° / 48°
7 wet
Oct
58° / 36°
7 wet
Nov
41° / 23°
5 wet
Dec
27° / 11°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Andover 1n, MN, 2.8 mi away at 899 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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