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Kekekabic Trail

Local route66 km · 41 miBest May–Sep

Next nearby hike: Kekekabic Trail 1.5 mi · 2.4 kmExplore Superior National Forest →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Sep · highs 15–23 °C (59–73 °F)

  1. J-10°-17°26
  2. F-6°-14°23
  3. M0°-8°28
  4. A8°-1°55
  5. M15°6°78
  6. J20°12°104
  7. J23°16°97
  8. A22°15°92
  9. S17°11°97
  10. O10°4°82
  11. N1°-4°50
  12. D-7°-13°30

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

Rugged wilderness trail thru the Boundy Waters Canoe Area

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Trail facts

Length (signed)
66 km · 41 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
62 km · 39 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
31 km E of Ely (Saint Louis County, Minnesota) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Superior National Forest
Best months
May–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Minnesota
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Ref
KEK
Route centre
48.0189, -91.1447
Route start
47.9678, -91.4655
OpenStreetMap
relation 10831114
Official info
northcountrytrail.org/volunteers/local-contacts/
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

Kekekabic Trail

1.5 mi · 2.4 km · Superior National Forest

Secret Blackstone Secret

1.7 mi · 2.7 km · Superior National Forest

Snowbank Trail

2.4 mi · 3.9 km · Superior National Forest

Snowbank and Disappointment Lakes Loop

3.2 mi · 5.1 km · Superior National Forest

Benezie-Becoosin Loop

3.3 mi · 5.3 km · Superior National Forest

Snowbank and Old Pines Loop

4.4 mi · 7.1 km · Superior National Forest

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