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Adams Morgan Heritage Trail: Roads to Diversity

On Jackson Hill

Trail4.4 km · 2.7 miBest Mar–May, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Bike Trail #5 0.5 mi · 0.8 km Explore Jackson Hill →

7-day forecast

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov · highs 13–26 °C (55–79 °F)

J6°-3°75
F8°-1°72
M13°2°88
A19°7°92
M24°13°112
J29°18°106
J31°21°109
A30°20°93
S26°16°89
O19°10°92
N14°5°72
D8°0°83

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

This trail in Washington, United States of America, is about 4.4 km (2.7 mi) long. It is on Jackson Hill. It is at Adams Morgan.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length: 4.4 km · 2.7 mi (agency length field)
Source: USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Data from: DC Geographic Information System
Designation: National Recreation Trail
Mountain: Jackson Hill (mountain, 47 m; GeoNames)
Nearest town: At Adams Morgan (District of Columbia) · GeoNames
Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov
Country: United States of America
Region: Washington
Continent: North America
Route centre: 38.9216, -77.0424

How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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