Northwest Territories trails · Bighill Lake Trail
Bighill Lake Trail
A 2.2-mile out-and-back in Northwest Territories, with 154 ft of climbing. Reaches Bighill Lake.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 2.2 miles.
3-D terrain
NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Bighill Lake (lake)
Getting there
Bighill Lake Trail access — parking nearby. 62.53950, -114.09396 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:33 a.m., the sun rises at 8:18 a.m. and sets at 6:24 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:10 p.m. (MDT) — 10 h 06 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 4.5-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 49 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:07 a.m. — 8 h 17 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Prelude Lake Nature Trail — 3.7 mi
- Frame Lake Trail — 10.7 mi