Scouring Rush Run
- 0.7 mi
- round trip
- 159 ft
- climb
- 1,024 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Scouring Rush Run is a cross-country ski route in Woodland Trails Park, a city-managed park in Minnesota. The run is an out-and-back of about 1.5 miles, with a total climb of roughly 160 feet, and it is rated hard. The trail starts at about 990 feet and reaches a high point of 1,024 feet before returning to the start. 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, while March runs about 41°F by day and 18°F at night. The station sits a few hundred feet lower than the trail, so temperatures on the run run slightly cooler. The run sits among a cluster of other cross-country ski routes. Maple Hill is about 0.1 mile away, and Big Tooth Shoot and Wash Pond Flats are each about 0.2 mile off. North Mickey is about 0.3 mile away.
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Scouring Rush Run
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, 2.3 mi away at 880 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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