The Shoe
- 0.1 mi
- round trip
- 33 ft
- climb
- 914 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Caution today
Weather is marginal · OpenWeather · checked 8 h ago
The Shoe is a short cross-country ski route in Battle Creek Regional Park, on county land in Minnesota. It is a hard route, with a total climb of 11 feet over a distance of about 0.13 miles. The high point is 914 feet, and the low point is 881 feet, with the steepest stretch at about 0.07 miles into the route. Winter is the natural season for this kind of skiing. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in St. Paul show January highs around 23°F and lows near 8°F, while March runs about 41°F by day and 23°F at night. The route sits among a cluster of other ski trails. Prairie Loop, Horseshoe Trail and Connector are each about 0.1 miles away, and Competition Hill is about 0.3 miles off.
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit The Shoe
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° / 8°
Feb
28° / 11°
Mar
41° / 23°
Apr
56° / 36°
May
69° / 48°
Jun
78° / 58°
Jul
82° / 63°
Aug
80° / 61°
Sep
72° / 53°
Oct
57° / 39°
Nov
41° / 26°
Dec
28° / 14°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at St Paul, MN, 1.2 mi away at 900 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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Competition Hill
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Connector
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North Trail
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