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Iditarod National Historic Trail

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Local route1,490 km · 926 miBest Jul–Aug

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jul–Aug · highs 12–12 °C (54–54 °F)

J-14°-18°34
F-12°-17°34
M-10°-15°24
A-4°-9°27
M4°-1°29
J9°5°33
J12°9°79
A12°9°120
S8°5°86
O1°-2°56
N-6°-10°42
D-11°-16°39

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

Iditarod National Historic Trail is a local hiking route in Alaska, United States of America, about 1,490 km (926 mi) in length. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Jul–Aug.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length: 1,490 km · 926 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Place: Iditarod National Historic (grouped by trail name)
Best months: Jul–Aug
Country: United States of America
Region: Alaska
Continent: North America
Route type: Local route
Operator (OSM): U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Route centre: 63.1915, -157.5689
Route start: 64.4979, -165.4096
OpenStreetMap: relation 7208153
Wikidata: Q1656847

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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