Millenium Trail
- 0.2 mi
- round trip
- 35 ft
- climb
- 645 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
Millenium Trail is a short, flat cross-country ski route in Wisconsin, about 1.4 miles from the community of Billings Park. The trail is an out-and-back with a total length of about half a mile, and it sits at roughly 640 feet, with a high point of 645 feet and a total climb of about 35 feet. The route is rated easy, and the climb is so slight that it is best described as flat. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from the nearby Superior, Wisconsin weather station show January highs around 23°F with lows near 6°F and about seven snow days. By April, highs reach about 46°F, and snow days drop to one. Billings Drive, another cross-country ski route, lies about a mile away. The Stadium and Stadium West ski areas are each about 3.3 miles off. Across the state line in Minnesota, Waabizheshikana: the Marten Trail is a hike about 2.9 miles away.
Best time to go · May–Sep
Best time to visit Millenium Trail
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
23° / 6°
7 wet · 7 snow
Feb
27° / 9°
6 wet · 5 snow
Mar
36° / 21°
7 wet · 4 snow
Apr
46° / 32°
9 wet · 1 snow
May
57° / 41°
11 wet
Jun
67° / 49°
11 wet
Jul
76° / 58°
11 wet
Aug
75° / 58°
10 wet
Sep
67° / 50°
10 wet
Oct
53° / 39°
10 wet
Nov
39° / 26°
8 wet · 3 snow
Dec
27° / 13°
7 wet · 6 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Superior, WI, 3.6 mi away at 607 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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