North End Ski Trail

North End Ski Trail is a short, flat cross-country ski route in Bayfield County Forest in northern Wisconsin, on county land. It is an out-and-back trip of about 0.2 miles, with a low point at 1,538 feet and a high point at 1,556 feet, and it is rated easy. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical January averages from a nearby weather station in Drummond run about 19°F for the high and 3°F for the low, and February is similar at 25°F and 6°F. That station sits a few hundred feet below the trail, so temperatures on the route may run a little cooler. Several other cross-country ski routes start within a tenth of a mile, including the Birkie Classic, the North End Classic Trail and the Birkebeiner Trail. For fishing, the Namekagon River is about 1.6 miles away.