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Gilahina Trail

Trail2.4 km · 1.5 miBest Jun–Sep

Next nearby hike: Crystalline Hills Trail 5.3 mi · 8.5 kmExplore Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 10–17 °C (50–63 °F)

  1. J-9°-13°53
  2. F-6°-11°42
  3. M-2°-9°28
  4. A4°-3°18
  5. M9°2°38
  6. J15°8°65
  7. J17°11°93
  8. A16°10°103
  9. S10°4°100
  10. O2°-3°89
  11. N-6°-10°64
  12. D-7°-12°73

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

Length
2.4 km · 1.5 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
National Park Service
Data from
National Park Service
Park or forest
Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve
Best months
Jun–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Alaska
Continent
North America
Route centre
61.4268, -143.7344
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

Crystalline Hills Trail

5.3 mi · 8.5 km · Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve

Nugget Creek Trail

11 mi · 17 km · Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

Dixie Pass trail

13 mi · 21 km · Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

Kotsina River Trail

21 mi · 34 km · Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

Root Glacier Trail

28 mi · 45 km · Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve

Erie Mine Trail

28 mi · 45 km · Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve

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