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Iditarod National Historic Trail

In the Darby Mountains

Trail12 km · 7 miBest Jul–Aug

Next nearby hike: McKinley Bar Trail 368 mi · 592 kmExplore Darby Mountains →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jul–Aug · highs 11–11 °C (52–52 °F)

  1. J-14°-18°35
  2. F-12°-16°38
  3. M-10°-14°27
  4. A-4°-9°33
  5. M2°-2°31
  6. J7°3°42
  7. J11°8°113
  8. A11°9°185
  9. S7°4°132
  10. O-1°-4°67
  11. N-8°-11°43
  12. D-12°-16°41

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

This trail in Alaska, United States of America, is about 12 km (7 mi) long. It is in the Darby Mountains. It is designated a Iditarod.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
12 km · 7 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
Bureau of Land Management
Data from
Bureau of Land Management
Designation
Iditarod
Mountain range
Darby Mountains (Seward Peninsula Ranges › Alaska Intermountain Ranges; GMBA)
Best months
Jul–Aug
Country
United States of America
Region
Alaska
Continent
North America
Route centre
64.5292, -162.7136
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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