Whispering Pines Trail
- 0.4 mi
- round trip
- 110 ft
- climb
- 1,547 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Oct
- best months
Whispering Pines Trail is a cross-country ski route in Minnesota, about 4.4 miles from Holmes City. It is a short out-and-back, roughly 0.7 miles long, with a total climb of about 110 feet and a steepest grade of about 7% near the start. The trail is rated moderate. Winter is the natural season for skiing here. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Alexandria show January highs around 19°F with lows near 2°F, while February runs about 24°F by day and 6°F at night. Spring and fall are milder, with October highs around 55°F and September highs near 70°F. Chuckwagon Trail lies just 0.2 miles away, and Isaac Shortcut is about half a mile off. Andes Tower Hills, a downhill ski area, is about 0.8 miles away.
- Chuckwagon TrailCross-country skiing0.2 mi
- Isaac ShortcutCross-country skiing0.5 mi
- Andes Tower HillsDownhill skiing0.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Whispering Pines TrailCross-country skiing · Next door
- Whispering Pines TrailCross-country skiing · Next door
- Whispering Pines TrailCross-country skiing · ~1 min drive
- Andes Tower HillsDownhill skiing · ~1 min drive
- Finland TrailCross-country skiing · ~2 min drive
- Whispering Pines TrailCross-country skiing · Next door
- SkidalenCross-country skiing · ~1h 12m drive
- Liz's LoopCross-country skiing · ~1h 12m drive
- Whispering Pines TrailCross-country skiing · Next door
- Deer MeadowCross-country skiing · ~1h 13m drive
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Best time to visit Whispering Pines Trail
Best months: May–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
19° / 2°
4 wet
Feb
24° / 6°
4 wet
Mar
37° / 19°
6 wet
Apr
52° / 33°
9 wet
May
66° / 45°
12 wet
Jun
76° / 56°
12 wet
Jul
80° / 61°
11 wet
Aug
78° / 59°
10 wet
Sep
70° / 50°
9 wet
Oct
55° / 37°
8 wet
Nov
38° / 23°
5 wet
Dec
24° / 10°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Alexandria Muni Ap, MN, 11.5 mi away at 1,416 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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