Oklahoma trails · Skyline Trail
Skyline Trail
A 7.2-mile out-and-back in Oklahoma, with 445 ft of climbing.
Length
7.2 mi
Elevation gain
445 ft
Difficulty
Expert
Max grade
41%
Steepest mile
+358 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
3.1 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,839 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Heads up
Terrain graded T2 (SAC scale).
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:25 a.m., the sun rises at 6:51 a.m. and sets at 7:46 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:11 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 55 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 14.3-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 45 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:36 p.m. — 7 h 10 min before sunset.