Red Trail
- 991 ft
- high point
- Moderate
- difficulty
- Jun–Oct
- best months
Red Trail is a cross-country ski route in the Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit-Iansr, managed by the State Department of Natural Resources in Wisconsin. It is a moderate trail with no elevation gain, so it runs roughly flat across the forest. Winter is the natural season for skiing here. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show January highs around 26°F with lows near 12°F and about seven snow days, while March brings highs near 41°F and fewer snow days. Snow days drop to zero from May through September. The trail sits among a cluster of other ski routes. Green Trail is about 0.1 mile away, Yellow Trail about 0.3 mile, and Brown Trail about 0.6 mile. For a change of pace, the Iat - Parnell Segment hike is about 2.6 miles off.
Local outfitters
- Expedition Supply23 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Green TrailCross-country skiing0.1 mi
- Yellow TrailCross-country skiing0.3 mi
- Brown TrailCross-country skiing0.6 mi
- Iat - Parnell SegmentHiking2.6 mi
Milwaukee RiverCanoeingPhoto: Original uploader was Sulfur at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.1 mi- Iat - Milwaukee River (Fon Du Lac County) SegmentHiking5.8 mi
- Parnell Tower TrailHiking7.2 mi
- Red LoopHiking9.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Sunburst Ski AreaDownhill skiing · ~16 min drive
- Green TrailCross-country skiing · Next door
- Yellow TrailCross-country skiing · Next door
- Brown TrailCross-country skiing · Next door
- Red LoopCross-country skiing · ~16 min drive
- Nutt HillDownhill skiing · ~23 min drive
- Green TrailCross-country skiing · Next door
- Yellow TrailCross-country skiing · Next door
- Campground RoadCross-country skiing · ~16 min drive
- Fox Hill Ski AreaDownhill skiing · ~30 min drive
Best time to visit Red Trail
Best months: June–October. 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
26° / 12°
9 wet · 7 snow
Feb
30° / 14°
8 wet · 6 snow
Mar
41° / 24°
9 wet · 4 snow
Apr
53° / 34°
11 wet · 1 snow
May
66° / 45°
13 wet
Jun
76° / 55°
12 wet
Jul
81° / 60°
11 wet
Aug
79° / 59°
10 wet
Sep
72° / 51°
10 wet
Oct
58° / 39°
10 wet
Nov
44° / 29°
9 wet · 2 snow
Dec
32° / 18°
9 wet · 6 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Plymouth Wwtp, WI, 13.4 mi away at 828 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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