Rabbits Trail
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 111 ft
- climb
- 1,566 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
Rabbits Trail is a cross-country ski route in Minnesota, about 3.3 miles from Elbow Lake Village. It is a short out-and-back, roughly 0.94 miles long, with no elevation gain. The trail starts and ends at about 1,566 feet, and the steepest stretch comes early on, around 0.21 miles in, with a grade of about 3%. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show January highs around 18°F with lows near -4°F, while March runs warmer, with highs around 37°F. The station sits a few dozen feet lower than the trail, so temperatures on the route may run slightly cooler. Several other ski routes lie close by. Cougars Run and Hawks Trail are each about 0.1 mile away, and Hawks Run and Wolf Run are about 0.2 mile away.
- Cougars RunCross-country skiing0.1 mi
- Hawks TrailCross-country skiing0.1 mi
- Hawks RunCross-country skiing0.2 mi
- Wolf RunCross-country skiing0.2 mi
- Bucks RunCross-country skiing0.2 mi
- Owls RunCross-country skiing0.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Cougars RunCross-country skiing · Next door
- Hawks TrailCross-country skiing · Next door
- Fox HillCross-country skiing · ~1 min drive
- Bucks RunCross-country skiing · Next door
- Hawks TrailCross-country skiing · Next door
- Lost BobcatCross-country skiing · ~1 min drive
- Wolf RunCross-country skiing · Next door
- Hawks TrailCross-country skiing · Next door
- SukkerbuskCross-country skiing · ~18 min drive
- Owls RunCross-country skiing · Next door
Best time to visit Rabbits Trail
Best months: May–September. 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
18° / -4°
Feb
23° / -1°
Mar
37° / 16°
Apr
52° / 30°
May
66° / 44°
Jun
75° / 55°
Jul
79° / 59°
Aug
78° / 57°
Sep
70° / 48°
Oct
54° / 35°
Nov
39° / 21°
Dec
24° / 6°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tamarac Wildlife Re, MN, 10.7 mi away at 1,508 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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