The Deck
- 0.2 mi
- round trip
- 59 ft
- climb
- 1,419 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
Caution at last check
Weather is marginal · OpenWeather · checked 12 h ago
The Deck is a short, out-and-back cross-country ski route in northern Wisconsin, about 2.3 miles from the town of Cable. The trail is only 0.4 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 59 feet, and it is rated hard. The climb is flat overall, with the steepest stretch at about 0.15 miles in, where the grade reaches 4 percent. Winter is the natural season for this route. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Drummond show January highs around 19°F with lows near 3°F, while March runs warmer, with highs around 37°F. The station sits a few hundred feet lower than the trail, so temperatures on the Deck may run slightly cooler. The Deck sits among several other cross-country ski routes, with Elevator Shaft, Nordmor and Telehenge all about 0.1 mile away. For fishing, the Namekagon River is about 1.2 miles off, and Two Lakes campground is roughly 8 miles away.
Best time to go · May–Sep
Best time to visit The Deck
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
19° / 3°
8 wet
Feb
25° / 6°
7 wet
Mar
37° / 18°
8 wet
Apr
50° / 28°
9 wet
May
64° / 41°
10 wet
Jun
73° / 51°
11 wet
Jul
76° / 56°
11 wet
Aug
75° / 55°
10 wet
Sep
68° / 48°
10 wet
Oct
53° / 35°
10 wet
Nov
36° / 23°
9 wet
Dec
24° / 11°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Drummond, WI, 9.9 mi away at 1,340 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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