Round-A-Bit
- 0.2 mi
- round trip
- 21 ft
- climb
- 1,054 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Caution today
Weather is marginal · OpenWeather · checked 8 h ago
Round-A-Bit is a short, flat cross-country ski route on city land within the Pleasant View Golf Course in Wisconsin. The course is a 0.36-mile out-and-back, with a high point of 1,054 feet and a low of 1,036 feet. The climb is nearly flat, with a total gain and loss of 21 feet each, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.12 miles in, with a grade of 3 percent. Winter is the natural season for this route. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Charmany Farm show January highs around 26°F and lows near 10°F, while February runs about 31°F by day and 13°F at night. Spring and fall are milder, with May highs near 68°F and October highs around 60°F. Several other ski routes sit close by. Challenger is about 0.1 mile away, and West Loop and The Fairway are each about 0.2 mile off. For a change of pace, the Sugar River offers canoeing about 6.3 miles away.
- ChallengerCross-country skiing0.1 mi
- West LoopCross-country skiing0.2 mi
- The FairwayCross-country skiing0.2 mi
- Garner Park ShelterRock climbing4.4 mi
- Dudley Davis Quarry ParkRock climbing5.4 mi
Sugar RiverCanoeingPhoto: Ylem, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)6.3 mi- Lake MendotaLake fishing7.3 mi
- UW Madison CampusRock climbing7.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- West LoopCross-country skiing · Next door
- The FairwayCross-country skiing · Next door
- Round-A-BitCross-country skiing · Next door
- Blackhawk Ski ClubDownhill skiing · ~2 min drive
- Seasonal Ski TrailCross-country skiing · ~12 min drive
- ChallengerCross-country skiing · Next door
- SliceCross-country skiing · Next door
- Round-A-BitCross-country skiing · Next door
- ChallengerCross-country skiing · Next door
- MulliganCross-country skiing · Next door
Best time to visit Round-A-Bit
Best months: April and 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° / 10°
8 wet
Feb
31° / 13°
8 wet
Mar
43° / 24°
9 wet
Apr
56° / 35°
12 wet
May
68° / 47°
13 wet
Jun
78° / 57°
12 wet
Jul
82° / 62°
10 wet
Aug
80° / 60°
10 wet
Sep
73° / 52°
10 wet
Oct
60° / 39°
10 wet
Nov
45° / 27°
9 wet
Dec
32° / 16°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Charmany Farm, WI, 4.2 mi away at 1,046 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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