Mind Games
- 0.2 mi
- round trip
- 51 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Mind Games is a short mountain biking route in Lowes Creek County Park, on county land in Wisconsin, about 0.2 miles from the park's center. The ride is an out-and-back of roughly half a mile, with a total climb of about 50 feet and a high point of 880 feet. The climb is front-loaded, with the steepest stretch at about 0.16 miles in, and the route is nearly flat from there on. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Eau Claire show July highs around 82°F with lows near 62°F, while winter highs stay in the 20s. Several other mountain biking routes sit about 0.1 miles away, including Worm, Dazed and Jekyll and Hyde. Climbers can find Mt. Simon about 5.4 miles off.
Best time to go · Apr, Jun–Oct
Best time to visit Mind Games
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
25° / 8°
9 wet
Feb
29° / 12°
8 wet
Mar
42° / 24°
9 wet
Apr
56° / 36°
11 wet
May
69° / 49°
13 wet
Jun
78° / 58°
12 wet
Jul
82° / 62°
10 wet
Aug
80° / 61°
10 wet
Sep
72° / 52°
10 wet
Oct
58° / 40°
10 wet
Nov
42° / 27°
9 wet
Dec
30° / 15°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Eau Claire 3sw, WI, 3.1 mi away at 880 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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