Island Hop
- 0.8 mi
- round trip
- 100 ft
- climb
- 1,594 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
Island Hop is a cross-country ski route in Wisconsin, about 8 miles from the town of Rantz. It is an easy out-and-back that covers roughly 1.6 miles, with a high point of about 1,594 feet and a low of about 1,579 feet. The route is nearly flat, with the steepest stretch at about 4% grade near the 0.4-mile mark. Winter is the natural season for this ski route. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show January highs around 20°F with lows near 2°F and about seven snow days, while March still averages five snow days. Snow days drop to zero from May through September. Several other cross-country ski routes sit close by. Mellow Meadow and Nekoosa are each about 0.2 miles away, Steeple Chase is about 0.3 miles away, and Wolf Tracks is about 0.4 miles away.
Best time to go · May–Sep
Best time to visit Island Hop
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° / 2°
8 wet · 7 snow
Feb
25° / 3°
7 wet · 6 snow
Mar
36° / 14°
8 wet · 5 snow
Apr
49° / 28°
10 wet · 2 snow
May
63° / 41°
11 wet
Jun
72° / 52°
11 wet
Jul
76° / 57°
10 wet
Aug
74° / 54°
9 wet
Sep
67° / 46°
10 wet
Oct
53° / 35°
10 wet · 1 snow
Nov
37° / 23°
9 wet · 4 snow
Dec
25° / 10°
9 wet · 7 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Willow Rsvr, WI, 7.6 mi away at 1,532 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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Mellow Meadow
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0.57-mile loop in Wisconsin with 57 ft of elevation gain.
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Steeple Chase
Next door
0.54-mile out-and-back ski trail in Wisconsin with 55 ft of elevation gain.
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Beaver Pond
~2 min drive
0.27-mile out-and-back ski at Beaver Pond in Wisconsin with 40 ft of elevation gain.
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Nekoosa
Next door
0.27-mile out-and-back ski trail in Wisconsin with 45 ft of elevation gain.
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Steeple Chase
Next door
0.27-mile out-and-back route in Wisconsin with 61 ft of elevation gain.
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Nutcracker
~2 min drive
0.10-mile out-and-back route in Wisconsin with 11 ft of elevation gain.
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Nekoosa
Next door
0.80-mile out-and-back ski trail in Nekoosa, Wisconsin with 40 feet of elevation gain.
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Wolf Tracks
~1 min drive
Wolf Tracks is a 0.14-mile out-and-back ski trail in Wisconsin with 9 feet of elevation gain.
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Nutcracker
~2 min drive
0.12-mile out-and-back ski trail in Wisconsin with 19 ft of elevation gain.
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Wolf Tracks
~1 min drive
0.41-mile out-and-back ski trail in Wisconsin with 59 ft of elevation gain.
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