Northwest Territories trails · Silver Trail
Silver Trail
A 1.6-mile out-and-back in Northwest Territories, with 234 ft of climbing.
Length
1.6 mi
Elevation gain
234 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
12%
Steepest mile
+197 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.1 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 65% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 0.5.
3-D terrain
NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 8:58 a.m., the sun rises at 9:56 a.m. and sets at 7:23 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:21 p.m. (MDT) — 9 h 27 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 3.3-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 26 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:22 a.m. — 8 h 01 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Boot Lake Trail — 1.3 mi
- Skidoo Trail — 1.8 mi