Anchor Loop

Anchor Loop is a short, out-and-back cross-country ski route in Nourse Sugarbush State Natural Area in Wisconsin, managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. The loop is about 0.4 miles long, with a total climb of about 150 feet, and it starts and ends at roughly 1,040 feet. The route is a small, low-elevation outing, with the high point at about 1,050 feet and the steepest stretch at about 3% grade near the middle of the run. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Bayfield Fish Hatchery show January highs around 23°F and lows near 4°F, while March runs about 37°F by day and 17°F at night. That station sits several hundred feet lower than the loop, so temperatures on the trail run a little cooler. Several other ski routes sit close by. Jolly Loop is about 0.1 mile away, Zig Zag about 0.2 mile, and Northern Lights and Birch Hill Trail each about 0.4 mile.