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North Country Trail (Hiking)

Trail16 km · 10 miBest Apr–Oct

Next nearby hike: Sugar Lake Hwt 6 mi · 10 kmExplore Chippewa National Forest →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 11–25 °C (52–77 °F)

  1. J-8°-16°21
  2. F-4°-13°15
  3. M2°-7°33
  4. A11°0°52
  5. M18°7°83
  6. J22°13°115
  7. J25°16°110
  8. A24°16°92
  9. S19°11°88
  10. O11°4°78
  11. N2°-4°37
  12. D-6°-13°24

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.

About this trail

North Country Trail (Hiking) is a trail of about 16 km (10 mi) in Chippewa National Forest, Minnesota, United States of America. It lies about 19 km west of Hill City. It is designated a Other National Scenic Trail.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
16 km · 10 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Designation
Other National Scenic Trail
Nearest town
19 km W of Hill City (Aitkin County, Minnesota) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Chippewa National Forest
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Minnesota
Continent
North America
Route centre
47.0526, -93.8289
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.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Sugar Lake Hwt

6 mi · 10 km · Chippewa National Forest

Johnson Lake Hwt

9 mi · 14 km · Chippewa National Forest

Johnson Lake Spur C

10 mi · 15 km · Chippewa National Forest

Johnson Lake Spur A

10 mi · 17 km · Chippewa National Forest

Goose Lake Spur L

23 mi · 36 km · Chippewa National Forest

Goose Lake Hiking

23 mi · 37 km · Chippewa National Forest

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