Hawks Trail
- 0.1 mi
- round trip
- 23 ft
- climb
- 1,548 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
Hawks Trail is a short, flat cross-country ski route in Minnesota, about 3 miles from Elbow Lake Village. The trail is an out-and-back that covers roughly 0.24 miles, with a high point of 1,548 feet and a low of 1,539 feet. The climb is nearly flat, with a total gain and loss of about 23 feet each, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.05 miles in, with a grade of about 2 percent. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show January highs around 18°F with lows near -4°F, while February runs a little milder at about 23°F. The station sits at a similar elevation to the trail, so these figures are a fair guide to conditions on the snow. Several other cross-country ski routes lie close by. Deer View Trail and Deer Run are each about 0.1 mile away, and Ridge Run and Brush Cat Trail are about 0.2 mile off.
Best time to go · May–Sep
Best time to visit Hawks Trail
Best months: May–September. 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
18° / -4°
Feb
23° / -1°
Mar
37° / 16°
Apr
52° / 30°
May
66° / 44°
Jun
75° / 55°
Jul
79° / 59°
Aug
78° / 57°
Sep
70° / 48°
Oct
54° / 35°
Nov
39° / 21°
Dec
24° / 6°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tamarac Wildlife Re, MN, 10.8 mi away at 1,508 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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