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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Jun–Oct · highs 12–23 °C (54–73 °F)
- J-6°-12°40
- F-6°-11°28
- M-1°-6°46
- A4°-1°73
- M9°5°82
- J17°12°97
- J22°18°96
- A23°19°88
- S19°15°98
- O12°8°90
- N5°1°63
- D-2°-6°48
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
About 11 km (7 mi) long, Basswood Island Trail is a trail in Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin, United States of America. It lies about 24 km northeast of Washburn. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Jun–Oct.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Length
- 11 km · 7 mi (agency length field)
- Source
- USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
- Managed by
- National Park Service
- Data from
- National Park Service
- Nearest town
- 24 km NE of Washburn (Bayfield County, Wisconsin) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
- Best months
- Jun–Oct
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Wisconsin
- Continent
- North America
- Route centre
- 46.8469, -90.7441
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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