Cadillac Road
- 0.1 mi
- round trip
- 46 ft
- climb
- 1,696 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
Cadillac Road is a short cross-country ski route in northern Wisconsin, about 2.5 miles from the town of Cable. It's an easy out-and-back that covers roughly 0.2 miles, with a total climb of about 46 feet. The route is almost flat, with a slight rise to a high point of about 1,696 feet before returning to the starting elevation of about 1,648 feet. Winter is the natural season for this kind of ski outing. Typical averages from the Drummond, Wisconsin weather station, about 10 miles away, put January highs near 19°F with lows around 3°F, and February is similar at about 25°F and 6°F. Several other ski routes sit close by, including Hovland Loop about 0.3 miles away and Tony Wise Trail about 0.4 miles away. The Namekagon River, about 1.4 miles off, offers river fishing. For an overnight stay, Two Lakes campground is about 8.4 miles away.
- Hovland LoopCross-country skiing0.3 mi
- Tony Wise TrailCross-country skiing0.4 mi
- BauerCross-country skiing0.5 mi
- Namekagon RiverRiver fishing1.4 mi
- Two LakesCamping8.4 mi
- Lake Owen Recreation AreaLake fishing8.6 mi
- Porcupine Lake WildernessLake fishing9.1 mi
- NamekagonCamping9.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Cadillac RoadCross-country skiing · Next door
- Tony Wise TrailCross-country skiing · Next door
- The DeckCross-country skiing · Next door
- American Birkebeiner Start AreaCross-country skiing · ~1 min drive
- Hovland LoopCross-country skiing · Next door
- BauerCross-country skiing · Next door
- Elevator ShaftCross-country skiing · ~1 min drive
- Hovland LoopCross-country skiing · Next door
- RollerCross-country skiing · Next door
- Two StepCross-country skiing · ~1 min drive
Best time to visit Cadillac Road
Best months: May–September. 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
19° / 3°
8 wet
Feb
25° / 6°
7 wet
Mar
37° / 18°
8 wet
Apr
50° / 28°
9 wet
May
64° / 41°
10 wet
Jun
73° / 51°
11 wet
Jul
76° / 56°
11 wet
Aug
75° / 55°
10 wet
Sep
68° / 48°
10 wet
Oct
53° / 35°
10 wet
Nov
36° / 23°
9 wet
Dec
24° / 11°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Drummond, WI, 10.4 mi away at 1,340 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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