Hill Trail

Hill Trail is a short, moderate cross-country ski route in Morris T Baker Park Reserve, a regional agency land unit in Minnesota. The trail is an out-and-back with a total round-trip distance of about half a mile, and it rises from 985 feet to 1048 feet. The climb is gentle, with the steepest stretch at about 10% grade near the start, and the total elevation gain for the round trip is about 150 feet. Winter is the natural season for skiing here. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Delano show January highs around 23°F with lows near 4°F, while March warms to highs near 40°F. The trail sits among a network of other ski routes. Fairway Trail is about 0.1 mile away, and Timber Trail and Prairie Trail are each about 0.3 mile away. Lake Minnetonka, roughly 7 miles off, offers fishing.