Red Trail
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 70 ft
- climb
- 1,438 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
Red Trail is a cross-country ski route in Minnesota, about half a mile from the town of Woodland Park. It's a short loop, roughly 0.5 miles long, with a total climb of about 37 feet and a total descent of about 33 feet. The trail is rated hard, and the steepest part comes at about 0.23 miles in, with a grade of about 3 percent. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from the nearby Blackduck weather station show January highs around 18°F with lows near -9°F, while March runs warmer, with highs around 37°F. The Blue Trail lies just 0.2 miles away, and the Green and Gold trails are within half a mile. For a change from skiing, the Meadow Lake Hwt hike is about 8 miles off.
Best time to go · May–Sep
Best time to visit Red 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° / -9°
Feb
24° / -5°
Mar
37° / 10°
Apr
52° / 25°
May
65° / 38°
Jun
74° / 49°
Jul
78° / 53°
Aug
77° / 51°
Sep
68° / 42°
Oct
53° / 31°
Nov
36° / 16°
Dec
23° / 1°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Blackduck, MN, 16.4 mi away at 1,340 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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