Timber Trail

Timber Trail is a cross-country ski route in Morris T Baker Park Reserve in Minnesota, on land managed by a regional agency. The trail is about a mile long and is rated hard, with a total climb of about 55 feet over the out-and-back route. The trail is short, but it has a steep section early on. The steepest part comes at about 0.06 miles, with a grade of 7 percent, and the route rises from about 960 feet to about 1,004 feet. Winter is the natural season for skiing here. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Delano show January highs around 23°F and lows near 4°F, while March runs about 40°F by day and 20°F at night. Several other ski trails sit close by. Hill Trail is about 0.1 mile away, Prairie Trail about 0.2 mile, and Fairway Trail and Island Trail each about 0.3 mile.