Medicine Trail
- 0.3 mi
- round trip
- 86 ft
- climb
- 949 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Caution today
Weather is marginal · OpenWeather · checked 9 h ago
Medicine Trail is a short cross-country ski route on Regional Agency Land in the Clifton E. French unit in Minnesota. The trail is an out-and-back about 0.6 miles long, with a high point of about 950 feet and a low of about 900 feet. The climb is flat, with a total gain of 86 feet and a round-trip loss of the same, and the steepest grade is about 4% near the start. Winter is the natural season for skiing here. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in New Hope run from highs in the mid-20s in January to the low 30s in February, with lows around 7 to 11 degrees. By May, typical highs reach about 69 degrees. The trail sits close to several other cross-country routes. Skyline Trail is about 0.2 miles away, Lakeview Trail is about 0.4 miles away and Meadow Trail is about 0.5 miles away. For a change of pace, the Minnetonka Loop Trail, a hike, lies about 3.9 miles away.
Best time to go · Apr, Jun–Oct
Best time to visit Medicine Trail
Best months: April and June–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
24° / 7°
10 wet
Feb
29° / 11°
8 wet
Mar
42° / 23°
9 wet
Apr
57° / 35°
11 wet
May
69° / 48°
13 wet
Jun
78° / 58°
12 wet
Jul
82° / 63°
11 wet
Aug
80° / 61°
9 wet
Sep
72° / 52°
10 wet
Oct
57° / 39°
10 wet
Nov
41° / 26°
9 wet
Dec
28° / 14°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at New Hope, MN, 3 mi away at 910 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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