Clear Lake Paved Bike Path
- 0.1 mi
- round trip
- 14 ft
- climb
- 1,642 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
Clear Lake Paved Bike Path is a short, flat route in American Legion State Forest in northern Wisconsin, managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. The path is a paved out-and-back, about 0.28 miles long, with a high point of 1,642 feet and a low of 1,631 feet. The climb is nearly flat, with a total gain and loss of about 14 feet each, and the steepest stretch is a 2% grade at about 0.07 miles. Winter is the natural season for cross-country skiing here. Typical averages from the nearby Minocqua weather station show January highs around 20°F with lows near 1°F and about 10 snow days. Snow days drop to about 1 in May, when highs reach about 64°F. The Nature Trail Loop, a cross-country ski route, is about 0.6 miles away. The Blue Loop and Red Loop are both about 1.5 miles off, and Cunard Lake Campground is about 3.3 miles away.
- Nature Trail LoopCross-country skiing0.6 mi
- Red LoopHiking1.5 mi
- Blue LoopCross-country skiing1.5 mi
- Yellow LoopHiking2 mi
- Cunard Lake CampgroundCamping3.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Clear Lake Paved Bike PathCross-country skiing · Next door
- Red LoopCross-country skiing · ~3 min drive
- Mellow MeadowCross-country skiing · ~22 min drive
- Beaver PondCross-country skiing · ~23 min drive
- Clear Lake Paved Bike PathCross-country skiing · Next door
- Red LoopCross-country skiing · ~3 min drive
- NekoosaCross-country skiing · ~23 min drive
- Squirrel's TailCross-country skiing · ~23 min drive
- Nature Trail LoopCross-country skiing · ~1 min drive
- Red LoopCross-country skiing · ~3 min drive
Best time to visit Clear Lake Paved Bike Path
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
20° / 1°
11 wet · 10 snow
Feb
25° / 3°
8 wet · 7 snow
Mar
37° / 13°
9 wet · 6 snow
Apr
49° / 26°
11 wet · 4 snow
May
64° / 39°
12 wet · 1 snow
Jun
73° / 51°
12 wet
Jul
77° / 54°
12 wet
Aug
75° / 52°
11 wet
Sep
67° / 45°
12 wet
Oct
52° / 34°
13 wet · 2 snow
Nov
37° / 22°
12 wet · 6 snow
Dec
25° / 9°
11 wet · 9 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Minocqua, WI, 4.7 mi away at 1,601 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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