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Ironwood to Bessemer State Trail

Trail19 km · 12 miBest May–Oct

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 12–25 °C (54–77 °F)

  1. J-7°-14°56
  2. F-4°-13°39
  3. M2°-8°53
  4. A10°0°72
  5. M18°7°88
  6. J22°12°102
  7. J25°15°108
  8. A24°15°92
  9. S19°11°109
  10. O12°4°113
  11. N3°-3°75
  12. D-4°-10°66

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

Ironwood to Bessemer State Trail is a trail of about 19 km (12 mi) in Michigan, United States of America. It lies about 3.1 km west of Bessemer. By long-term climate averages, the best months are May–Oct.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
19 km · 12 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
State agency
Data from
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Nearest town
3.1 km W of Bessemer (Gogebic County, Michigan) · GeoNames
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Michigan
Continent
North America
Route centre
46.4686, -90.1226
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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