Wisconsin · Cross-country skiing

Deer Yard Trail

0.6 mi
round trip
303 ft
climb
925 ft
high point
Out and back
route
Jun–Aug
best months

Deer Yard Trail is a short out-and-back cross-country ski route in Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in Wisconsin. The trail is about a mile long, with a round-trip elevation gain of 303 feet. It starts at a low of about 800 feet and climbs to a high of about 925 feet, with the steepest stretch at around 10% grade near the middle of the route. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Bergland Dam, Michigan, run from highs of 21°F in January to 38°F in November, with January lows near 3°F. That station sits about 375 feet higher than the trail, so temperatures on the trail may run slightly warmer. The Porcupine Mountains Winter Sports Complex lies about 0.8 miles away. Within a mile are the Nonesuch Trail and the Superior Loop Crosscut, and the Log Camp Trail is about 1.2 miles off.

  • Best time to go · Jun–Aug

    Best time to visit Deer Yard Trail

    Best months: June–August. 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.

    1. Jan

      21° / 3°

      21 wet

    2. Feb

      25° / 2°

      16 wet

    3. Mar

      36° / 10°

      15 wet

    4. Apr

      49° / 25°

      14 wet

    5. May

      64° / 38°

      13 wet

    6. Jun

      74° / 48°

      12 wet

    7. Jul

      77° / 53°

      12 wet

    8. Aug

      76° / 51°

      11 wet

    9. Sep

      68° / 44°

      13 wet

    10. Oct

      54° / 33°

      16 wet

    11. Nov

      38° / 23°

      17 wet

    12. Dec

      26° / 11°

      20 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bergland Dam, MI, 17.1 mi away at 1,300 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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