Birm Trail
- 0.2 mi
- round trip
- 36 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Birm Trail is a short, flat mountain biking route in Wisconsin, about 1.7 miles from the town of Union. The trail is an out-and-back that covers roughly 0.34 miles, with a high point of 963 feet and a low of 923 feet. The climb is nearly flat, with a total gain and loss of about 36 feet each way, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.1 mile in, with a grade of about 2 percent. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Eau Claire show July highs around 83°F with lows near 60°F, while winter highs stay in the 20s. Several other mountain biking routes sit just 0.1 mile away, including Tilted, Stinger and Skippy. For climbing, Mt. Simon is about a mile off.
Best time to go · Apr, Jun–Oct
Best time to visit Birm Trail
Best months: April and June–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° / 6°
10 wet
Feb
28° / 9°
8 wet
Mar
41° / 21°
10 wet
Apr
56° / 33°
12 wet
May
70° / 45°
13 wet
Jun
79° / 55°
12 wet
Jul
83° / 60°
12 wet
Aug
80° / 58°
11 wet
Sep
72° / 49°
11 wet
Oct
58° / 37°
10 wet
Nov
42° / 25°
9 wet
Dec
29° / 13°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Eau Claire Rgnl Ap, WI, 1.9 mi away at 885 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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