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Pike Island Trail

Local route5.1 km · 3.2 miBest Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct

Next nearby hike: Mendota Trail 0.6 mi · 1.0 kmExplore Mississippi National River and Recreation Area →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct · highs 14–27 °C (57–81 °F)

  1. J-4°-13°21
  2. F-1°-10°20
  3. M6°-4°45
  4. A14°3°72
  5. M21°10°95
  6. J26°16°115
  7. J28°19°109
  8. A27°18°116
  9. S22°13°88
  10. O14°6°68
  11. N5°-2°46
  12. D-3°-10°28

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
5.1 km · 3.2 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
2.5 km W of Mendota Heights (Dakota County, Minnesota) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
Best months
Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Minnesota
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
44.8924, -93.1645
Route start
44.8898, -93.1682
OpenStreetMap
relation 21162483
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 start

Mendota Trail

0.6 mi · 1.0 km · Mississippi National River and Recreation Area

Minnehaha Trail

1.2 mi · 2.0 km · Mississippi National River and Recreation Area

Indigo Bunting Loop

1.5 mi · 2.4 km · Mississippi National River and Recreation Area

Sam Morgan Regional Trail

4.0 mi · 6.4 km · Mississippi National River and Recreation Area

Winchell Trail

4.2 mi · 6.8 km · Mississippi National River and Recreation Area

Minnesota River Greenway Trail

5.4 mi · 8.7 km · Minnesota

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