North Mickey
- 0.3 mi
- round trip
- 38 ft
- climb
- 962 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
North Mickey is a short, easy cross-country ski route in Woodland Trails Park, a city-managed park in Minnesota. The trail is about 0.6 miles long and is an out-and-back, with a high point of 962 feet and a low of 947 feet. The climb is flat, with a total gain and loss of about 38 feet, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.2 miles in, with a grade of about 2 percent. Winter is the natural season for this route. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show January highs around 23°F with lows near 3°F, and February is similar at about 28°F and 7°F. Spring warms quickly, with April highs near 56°F. Several other cross-country ski routes sit close by. Wash Pond Flats is about 0.2 miles away, Scouring Rush Run and Maple Hill are each about 0.3 miles away, and Big Tooth Shoot is about 0.4 miles away.
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit North Mickey
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° / 3°
6 wet
Feb
28° / 7°
5 wet
Mar
41° / 18°
6 wet
Apr
56° / 32°
8 wet
May
69° / 44°
10 wet
Jun
79° / 56°
9 wet
Jul
83° / 61°
9 wet
Aug
81° / 58°
7 wet
Sep
72° / 49°
8 wet
Oct
58° / 36°
8 wet
Nov
41° / 24°
6 wet
Dec
27° / 11°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Elk Rvr, MN, 2.6 mi away at 880 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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