Tongass National ForestTongass National ForestHarbor Mt./Gavan Hill · Tongass National ForestStarrigavan Valley Mainline · Tongass National ForestStart / end5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Jul · highs 11–15 °C (52–59 °F)

  1. J2°-2°321
  2. F2°-2°240
  3. M4°-1°237
  4. A7°2°174
  5. M11°5°153
  6. J14°9°109
  7. J15°11°151
  8. A16°11°243
  9. S13°9°426
  10. O9°5°504
  11. N4°1°392
  12. D2°-1°343

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

Length
2.2 km · 1.4 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain range
Northwest Coast Islands (Pacific Ranges › Coast Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
9.4 km N of Sitka (Sitka City and Borough, Alaska) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Tongass National Forest
Best months
May–Jul
Country
United States of America
Region
Alaska
Continent
North America
Route centre
57.1356, -135.3684
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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