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Hatchet Lake Trail

Local route4.1 km · 2.5 miBest Jun–Oct

Next nearby hike: Greenstone Ridge Trail 1.5 mi · 2.4 kmExplore Isle Royale National Park →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Oct · highs 11–21 °C (52–70 °F)

  1. J-8°-14°48
  2. F-8°-13°34
  3. M-3°-8°42
  4. A2°-2°65
  5. M6°3°80
  6. J11°9°87
  7. J18°15°75
  8. A21°18°76
  9. S18°14°86
  10. O11°7°88
  11. N4°0°73
  12. D-2°-7°59

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
4.1 km · 2.5 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
45 km E of Neebing (Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Isle Royale National Park
Best months
Jun–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Michigan
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
48.0287, -88.8387
Route start
48.0401, -88.8433
OpenStreetMap
relation 20106909
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 start

Greenstone Ridge Trail

1.5 mi · 2.4 km · Isle Royale National Park

Ishpeming Trail

4.0 mi · 6.4 km · Isle Royale National Park

Minong Ridge Trail

4.6 mi · 7.5 km · Isle Royale National Park

Indian Portage Trail

7 mi · 11 km · Isle Royale National Park

Lake Richie Trail

8 mi · 14 km · Isle Royale National Park

Daisy Farm Trail

11 mi · 18 km · Isle Royale National Park

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