Brown Trail
- 0.1 mi
- round trip
- 1 ft
- climb
- 1,001 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Brown Trail is a short, easy cross-country ski route in the Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit-Iansr in Wisconsin, managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. The trail is an out-and-back with a total length of about 0.28 miles, and the climb is nearly flat, with a high point of 1,001 feet and a low of 998 feet. The route is so short that it works well as a quick addition to a longer outing on the surrounding network of trails. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show January highs around 27°F with lows near 11°F, while March runs warmer at about 42°F. The station sits at nearly the same elevation as the trail, so these figures are a fair guide to conditions on the snow. Several other cross-country ski routes lie close by. Yellow Trail is about 0.1 mile away, Green Trail about 0.4 mile, and Red Trail about 0.7 mile. For a change of pace, the Iat - Parnell Segment hike is about 2 miles off.
Local outfitters
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Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Brown 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
27° / 11°
Feb
31° / 14°
Mar
42° / 23°
Apr
55° / 34°
May
67° / 45°
Jun
77° / 55°
Jul
82° / 60°
Aug
79° / 59°
Sep
72° / 51°
Oct
59° / 40°
Nov
44° / 28°
Dec
33° / 18°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at W Bend Public Works, WI, 14.4 mi away at 980 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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