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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Sep · highs 14–24 °C (57–75 °F)

  1. J-2°-9°91
  2. F0°-8°76
  3. M4°-5°88
  4. A8°-1°90
  5. M14°3°116
  6. J19°8°137
  7. J24°11°70
  8. A24°11°61
  9. S18°7°83
  10. O10°2°82
  11. N2°-5°98
  12. D-3°-10°84

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

Mapped length
8.6 km · 5.3 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Livingston Range (Glacier National Park Ranges › Rocky Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
50 km SW of Cardston (Alberta) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Glacier National Park
Connects to
Waterton Lake (National Scenic Trail: Continental Divide) (at its start or end)
Best months
May–Sep
Country
Canada
Region
Alberta
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
48.9970, -113.9594
Route start
48.9951, -113.9083
OpenStreetMap
relation 18924742
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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