Portage Trail

Portage Trail is a short, out-and-back cross-country ski route in Minnesota, about 3.3 miles from the town of Legionville. The trail is 0.9 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 107 feet, and it is rated hard. The climb is steepest at about 0.27 miles, where the grade reaches 10 percent. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Brainerd show January highs around 21°F with lows near 0°F, while March runs about 40°F by day and 17°F at night. Summer is much warmer, with July highs around 82°F. Several other cross-country ski routes sit close by. Milroy's Lost Loop and Judy's Run are each about 0.3 miles away, and Triple Climb Bypass is about 0.6 miles off. For a change of pace, the Gull River offers canoeing about 8.3 miles away.