Nunavut trails · Akshayuk Pass Route

Akshayuk Pass Route

A 14.0-mile out-and-back in Nunavut, with 550 ft of climbing. Reaches Windy Lake.

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Length

14.0 mi

Elevation gain

550 ft

Difficulty

Hard

Max grade

28%

Steepest mile

+249 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

0.9 mi

Shape

out-and-back

Elevation profile

The climbing leans toward the middle third: 46% of the ascent falls between mile 4.7 and mile 9.3. It gives back about 383 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Windy Lake (lake)

Heads up

Terrain graded T2 (SAC scale).

Sections reported faint or hard to follow — carry a map or download this area offline.

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:22 a.m., the sun rises at 7:15 a.m. and sets at 4:58 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 5:52 p.m. (EDT) — 9 h 44 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 28.0-mile round trip works out to roughly 10 h 55 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.