Secret Trail
- 0.3 mi
- round trip
- 77 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Secret Trail is a short mountain biking ride in Clark County Forest in Wisconsin, on county land. The route is a back-loaded out-and-back of about half a mile, with the high point at 1,050 feet and the low point at 1,028 feet. It gains about 77 feet in total, with the steepest stretch around the 0.15-mile mark at about 6%. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical July averages from a nearby weather station in Neillsville run to a high of 80°F and a low of 58°F, while winter highs there stay in the mid-20s. Several other trails sit close by. Goat Dance is about 0.1 mile away, and Upper Hermosa and Yellow Jacket are each about 0.2 mile away. Flatlander, a cross-country skiing route, is about 0.4 mile away.
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Secret Trail
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
24° / 5°
7 wet
Feb
29° / 8°
7 wet
Mar
41° / 20°
8 wet
Apr
55° / 32°
11 wet
May
68° / 44°
12 wet
Jun
77° / 54°
12 wet
Jul
80° / 58°
11 wet
Aug
78° / 56°
10 wet
Sep
71° / 47°
10 wet
Oct
58° / 36°
9 wet
Nov
42° / 24°
7 wet
Dec
29° / 13°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Neillsville 3ese, WI, 11.4 mi away at 1,080 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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Upper Hermosa
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Yellow Jacket
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1.31-mile out-and-back singletrack with 151 ft gain in Wisconsin
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Hermosa
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0.48-mile out-and-back singletrack with 57 ft gain in Wisconsin.
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Wolf Run
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1.13-mile out-and-back singletrack with 219 ft gain in Wisconsin.
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Swamp Cut
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