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American Discovery Trail

Trail9.5 km · 5.9 miBest Mar–May, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Little Kanawha Connector Rail-Trail 1.4 mi · 2.3 km Explore American Discovery →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov · highs 12–25 °C (54–77 °F)

J5°-4°81
F7°-2°76
M12°2°98
A18°7°85
M23°12°111
J27°17°104
J29°20°111
A29°19°82
S25°15°77
O19°10°65
N13°4°74
D6°-1°76

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

American Discovery Trail is a trail of about 9.5 km (5.9 mi) in West Virginia, United States of America. It lies about 4.0 km southeast of Parkersburg. It connects with North Bend Rail-Trail.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length: 9.5 km · 5.9 mi (agency length field)
Source: USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by: Non-profit
Data from: West Virginia GIS Technical Center
Place: American Discovery (grouped by trail name)
Nearest town: 4.0 km SE of Parkersburg (Wood County, West Virginia) · GeoNames
Connects to: North Bend Rail-Trail (National Recreation Trail), Parkersburg-Ohio River Trail (National Recreation Trail) (at its start or end)
Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov
Country: United States of America
Region: West Virginia
Continent: North America
Route centre: 39.2498, -81.5227

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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