Yellow Trail
- 1.7 mi
- round trip
- 370 ft
- climb
- 1,063 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Oct
- best months
Yellow 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. The trail is an out-and-back with a total length of about 3.4 miles, and the one-way climb is rated hard, with a total elevation gain of about 88 feet. The steepest stretch comes at about 0.46 miles in, with a grade of about 7 percent. 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 runs a bit milder, with highs around 41°F and only about four snow days. The station sits a few hundred feet lower than the trail, so temperatures on the route run slightly cooler. The Red Trail lies just 0.1 mile away, and the Green Trail is about 0.4 mile off. For time on foot, the Iat - Parnell Segment is about 3 miles away, and the Milwaukee River offers canoeing roughly 3.8 miles from the trail.
Local outfitters
- Expedition Supply23 mi away
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Best time to go · Jun–Oct
Best time to visit Yellow 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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