Red Trail
- 0.4 mi
- round trip
- 27 ft
- climb
- 1,446 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
Red Trail is a short, out-and-back cross-country ski route in Minnesota, about 1.3 miles from the town of Woodland Park. The trail is 0.72 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 27 feet, and it is rated hard. The climb is front-loaded, with the steepest stretch at about 0.08 miles in, and the high point sits at 1,446 feet. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Blackduck show January highs around 18°F with lows near -9°F, while March runs warmer, with highs around 37°F. The station sits a few hundred feet lower than the trail, so temperatures on the trail run slightly cooler. The trail is part of a cluster of cross-country ski routes. Blue Trail is 0.2 miles away and Green Trail is 0.4 miles away, and Gold Trail is 0.5 miles away. For a change from skiing, Meadow Lake Hwt is about 8.4 miles away.
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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