Chugach National ForestEndStart5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun · highs 10–10 °C (50–50 °F)

  1. J-5°-9°368
  2. F-5°-8°301
  3. M-3°-7°251
  4. A1°-3°188
  5. M5°2°177
  6. J10°6°167
  7. J13°9°265
  8. A13°9°436
  9. S9°5°547
  10. O2°-1°476
  11. N-2°-5°316
  12. D-3°-7°432

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
4.5 km · 2.8 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
Chugach Mountains (Pacific Coast Ranges › North American Cordillera; GMBA)
Nearest town
20 km SW of Valdez (Chugach Census Area, Alaska) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Chugach National Forest
Best months
Jun
Country
United States of America
Region
Alaska
Continent
North America
Route centre
60.9674, -146.4902
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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