Is it worth the trip?
54Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: Slick: wet roots and rocks, Rain 0.3 mm today, Air 8 °C
Tue 3 · 36 out of 100
- Trail
- Muddy
- Rain 2 days
- 57.1 mm
- Rain
- 0.3 mm
- Air
- 10°C
Wed 4 · 56 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 56.8 mm
- Rain
- 1.1 mm
- Air
- 9°C
Thu 5 · 55 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 3.2 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 7°C
Fri 6 · 56 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 1.1 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 7°C
Sat 7 · 57 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 0 mm
- Rain
- 0.3 mm
- Air
- 8°C
Sun 8 · 54 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 0.6 mm
- Rain
- 2.1 mm
- Air
- 6°C
Mon 9 · 56 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 3 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 7°C
Tap a day for the trail, the rain and the air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 239, poor
- Tue 336, poor
- Wed 456, fair
- Thu 555, fair
- Fri 656, fair
- Sat 757, fair
- Sun 854, fair
- Mon 956, fair
- Tue 1059, fair
- Wed 1158, fair
The spot in two facts
- 1 routemapped within 10 km
- Best May–Aug6 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Trail | Rain 2 days | Rain | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov* | 39, poor | Unknown | 2.4 mm | 24.9 mm | 13°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 36, poor | Muddy | 57.1 mm | 0.3 mm | 10°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 56, fair | Slick | 56.8 mm | 1.1 mm | 9°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 55, fair | Slick | 3.2 mm | 0 mm | 7°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 56, fair | Slick | 1.1 mm | 0 mm | 7°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 57, fair | Slick | 0 mm | 0.3 mm | 8°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 54, fair | Slick | 0.6 mm | 2.1 mm | 6°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 56, fair | Slick | 3 mm | 0 mm | 7°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 59, fair | Slick | 2.4 mm | 0 mm | 9°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 58, fair | Slick | 0 mm | 0 mm | 9°C |
* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.
Trail is the soil that morning, from the rain before; rain in mm, air in °C. More
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Best time to go
best May–Aug
Good mountain biking days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep5of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov4of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical weather, not a forecast.
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the place in full, sources, credits
About Cattail Loop
1 mountain bike route mapped. Best from Mar to Nov. The nearest town to stay in is Grand Forks Air Force Base.
- Routes 1 mountain bike route mapped.
From OpenStreetMap: the mountain bike routes mapped within 10 km.
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The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: Grand Forks Air Force Base
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about 15 min by car · 2 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Grand Forks Air Force Base its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest town: Grand Forks Air Force Base, 8 km. We have not checked places to stay in Grand Forks Air Force Base yet. The nearest beds we have counted are in Walhalla, 114 km away. Search before you plan on staying there.
About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.