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Valleyview Difficult Loop

A 10.7-mile out-and-back in Saskatchewan, with 108 ft of climbing.

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Length
10.7 mi
Elevation gain
108 ft
Difficulty
Hard
Max grade
15%
Steepest mile
+92 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.2 mi
Shape
out-and-back

Elevation profile

1,587 – 1,693 ft12345678910

Most of the climbing sits in the middle third — 72% of the ascent, between mile 3.6 and mile 7.1. It gives back about 157 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Valleyview Difficult Loop

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 6:56 a.m., the sun rises at 7:31 a.m. and sets at 6:12 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:47 p.m. (CST) — 10 h 41 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 21.3-mile round trip takes roughly 8 h 00 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:31 p.m. — 2 h 40 min before sunset.

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