Average
Temperatures:
January
July
Daily Average
8.4° F
65.5° F
Maximum
17.9° F
77.1° F
Minimum
-2.2° F
54.6° F
Average Annual Rainfall: 30.00 inches
Average Annual Snowfall: 77.1 inches
Duluth, Minnesota is halfway between MinneapolisSaint Paul and the U.S-Canadian border. The altitude ranges from 605 to 1,485 feet above sea level.
Duluth is the third largest city in Minnesota. The
Duluth-Superior Metropolitan Statistical Area* consists of two counties: St. Louis County, MN and
Douglas County, WI.
Information courtesy of www.visitduluth.com
Population: 87,000; within 30-mile radius, population is 184,134.
2,342 freshwater miles from the Atlantic Ocean to
Duluth via the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway.
Area: 43,067 acres.
Altitude: Ranges from 605 feet (at Lake Superior’s shoreline) to 1,485 feet above sea level.
Terrain: City is built into a steep, rocky cliffside; almost mountainous for the Midwest.
Rated by Money magazine as one of the top four
Midwestern small cities, based on livability.
Information courtesy of www.visitduluth.com
Duluth has over 11,000 acres of public open space and parkland within the city limits. The trail inventory includes over 96 miles of trails which include 45 miles of snowmobile trails and 49 miles of other linear trails and parks. We have five groomed cross country ski trails totaling 37 kilometers (approximately 23 miles). In addition to the cross country ski trails we have two golf courses which are designated for ski-joring. We also have eight summer recreation trails with a total of 53 miles of hiking trails, 10 miles of bike trails, 15 miles of horseback riding trails and 3 miles of inline skating.
Annual maintenance by the Parks Department focuses on controlling water/erosion, controlling and repairing abuse, mowing and brushing ski trails once or twice during the summer, trying to maintain a grass clover surface on the ski and snowmobile trails, and grooming the ski trails twice a week during the ski season, as weather permits.
Funds are limited. The grant-in-aid program from ski licenses for example, provides the City about $6,000 annually. That amount does not cover the cost of grooming, let alone off-season maintenance. Volunteers and youth job programs are important contributors to trail maintenance. Information courtesy of www.visitduluth.com
RECREATION
TRAILS
Chester Park Trails
LOCATION
DESIGNATED USE LENGTH
1800 East Skyline
Parkway
hiking, skiing
LEVEL OF
DIFFICULTY
2.5 m/3K Challenging
Congdon Park Trails 32nd Ave E & Superior hiking
St
1.5 m
Easy
Grassy Point Trail
end of Leisure St.
hiking
1.0 m
Easy
Hartley Park Trails
Fairmont & Woodland
Aves
over 5 m biking, hiking, skiing, snowshoeing
Various
Kingsbury Creek
Trail
Lakewalk
7210 Fremont St.
hiking
Challenging
Canal Park to 26th Ave biking, hiking, inline 3 m
East
skating
Easy
Lester Park Trail
60th Ave E & Superior
St
biking, hiking,
15K
skiing, horseback riding (Amity Creek
Trail)
Beginning Advanced
Lincoln Park Trail
25th Ave W & 3rd St
hiking
Easy
Magney-Snively
Trail
9900 block of West
Skyline Parkway
hiking, skiing, horse 14K
-back riding
Mission Creek Trail
Hwy 23 & 131st Ave W biking, hiking, horseback riding
3.25 m
Challenging
Park Point Trail
Base of MN Avenue
hiking
4m
Challenging
Piedmont Trail
Adirondack &
Hutchinson Road
hiking, skiing
4K
Beginning Intermediate
Western Waterfront 7300 Grand Avenue
Trail
1.3 m
1.5 m
biking, hiking, skiing 5 m
Intermediate Advanced
Easy
Lester Park Golf
Course
1860 Lester River Road ski-joring (winter)
TBD
easy
Enger Park Golf
Course
1806 West Skyline
Parkway
TBD
easy
ski-joring (winter)
Trails measured in kilometers are groomed ski trails in winter months that are also open to hiking in non-ski seasons. A Minnesota Ski Pass is required on all city ski trails