Lakeside Trail
- 0.6 mi
- round trip
- 66 ft
- climb
- 972 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Caution today
Weather is marginal · OpenWeather · checked 8 h ago
Lakeside Trail is a short cross-country ski route in Minnesota, set within the Cleary Lake land unit on regional agency land. The trail is about a mile long and is an out-and-back, with a high point of 972 feet and a low of 946 feet. The climb is gentle, with a total gain of 66 feet, and the route is rated moderate. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show January highs around 23°F with lows near 8°F, while February runs a bit warmer at highs near 28°F. Spring begins in March with highs around 41°F and summer highs climb into the low 80s in July. The Poplar Creek Trail lies about 0.1 mile away, and the Ironwood Trail is about half a mile off. The Big Woods Regional Trail is roughly 5 miles away, and Buck Hill offers downhill skiing about 5.6 miles from the trail.
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Lakeside 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° / 8°
6 wet
Feb
28° / 12°
5 wet
Mar
41° / 24°
7 wet
Apr
56° / 36°
8 wet
May
69° / 48°
11 wet
Jun
78° / 58°
11 wet
Jul
82° / 63°
10 wet
Aug
79° / 60°
9 wet
Sep
72° / 52°
8 wet
Oct
58° / 39°
7 wet
Nov
42° / 26°
6 wet
Dec
28° / 14°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Farmington 3 Nw, MN, 10.9 mi away at 980 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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