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Great Northern Trail

In the Nelson Range

Local route54 km · 33 miBest Apr–Jul, Sep–Oct

Next nearby hike: Slocan Valley Rail Trail 15 mi · 24 kmExplore Nelson Range →

British Columbia, CanadaEndStart10 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Jul, Sep–Oct · highs 12–27 °C (54–81 °F)

  1. J1°-5°115
  2. F4°-4°74
  3. M8°0°76
  4. A12°2°64
  5. M18°6°77
  6. J23°11°94
  7. J27°14°52
  8. A27°14°46
  9. S22°10°66
  10. O13°4°88
  11. N5°-1°116
  12. D0°-6°120

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
54 km · 33 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Nelson Range (Selkirk Mountains › Columbia Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
6.5 km NE of Nelson (Regional District of Central Kootenay, British Columbia) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Jul, Sep–Oct
Country
Canada
Region
British Columbia
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
49.3674, -117.2939
Route start
49.5498, -117.2384
OpenStreetMap
relation 17361666
Official info
rdck.ca/EN/main/services/parks/nelson-salmo-grea
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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