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Big Bluestem Trail

Local route3.1 km · 1.9 miBest Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct

Next nearby hike: Indian Mounds Trail 8 mi · 12 kmExplore Minnesota →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct · highs 14–26 °C (57–79 °F)

  1. J-5°-13°24
  2. F-1°-11°23
  3. M6°-4°47
  4. A14°3°79
  5. M20°10°102
  6. J25°15°122
  7. J28°18°120
  8. A26°17°122
  9. S22°13°95
  10. O14°6°76
  11. N5°-2°51
  12. D-3°-10°29

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Mapped length
3.1 km · 1.9 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
3.0 km SW of Lake Elmo (Washington County, Minnesota) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Minnesota
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
44.9806, -92.9048
Route start
44.9757, -92.9047
OpenStreetMap
relation 10962513
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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distance from the trail start

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Mendota Trail

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