Birkebeiner Trail

The Birkebeiner Trail is a 0.5-mile out-and-back cross-country ski route in Bayfield County Forest, on county land in northern Wisconsin. The climb is steady, with a total of about 43 feet of elevation gain and loss, and the steepest stretch comes at around 0.18 miles, with a 4% grade. Winter is the natural season for this route. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Drummond run from highs near 19°F in January to around 25°F in February, with lows in the teens. Summer is much warmer, with July highs in the mid-70s. The trail sits among several other ski routes, including the North End Classic Trail and the Birkie Classic, each about 0.1 miles away, and the Tony Wise trail about 0.2 miles away. For fishing, the Namekagon River is about 1.6 miles away.