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Skilak Lookout Trail

Trail3.3 km · 2.1 miBest Jun–Sep

Next nearby hike: Hidden Creek Trail 1.8 mi · 2.8 kmExplore Alaska →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 11–17 °C (52–63 °F)

  1. J-7°-12°77
  2. F-5°-11°60
  3. M-2°-8°51
  4. A3°-3°35
  5. M8°1°35
  6. J15°7°47
  7. J17°10°72
  8. A16°9°113
  9. S11°4°140
  10. O3°-3°128
  11. N-4°-9°89
  12. D-5°-10°96

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
3.3 km · 2.1 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Data from
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Nearest town
29 km E of Funny River (Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska) · GeoNames
Best months
Jun–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Alaska
Continent
North America
Route centre
60.4271, -150.2546
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 centre

Hidden Creek Trail

1.8 mi · 2.8 km · Alaska

Burney's Trail

3.3 mi · 5.2 km · Alaska

Kenai River (Lower) Trail

4.2 mi · 6.7 km · Alaska

Cottonwood Creek Trail

5.4 mi · 8.7 km · Alaska

Kenai River (Upper) Trail

5.6 mi · 9.0 km · Alaska

Surprise Creek Trail

5.9 mi · 9.5 km · Alaska

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