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Nunavut trails · Ovayuk Trail

Ovayuk Trail

A 1.7-mile out-and-back in Nunavut, with 563 ft of climbing.

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Length
1.7 mi
Elevation gain
563 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
20%
Steepest mile
+514 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.5 mi
Shape
out-and-back

Elevation profile

117 – 680 ft1

The climbing leans toward the first third: 55% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 0.6. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Ovayuk Trail

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 7:03 a.m., the sun rises at 8:03 a.m. and sets at 5:24 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:24 p.m. (MDT) — 9 h 21 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 3.4-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 49 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:52 a.m. — 7 h 32 min before sunset.