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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Nov · highs 11–25 °C (52–77 °F)
- J3°-4°97
- F4°-3°95
- M6°0°129
- A11°5°116
- M16°10°96
- J21°16°104
- J25°19°89
- A24°19°102
- S21°16°105
- O16°10°106
- N11°5°121
- D6°0°120
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 Perimeter Trail is a national hiking route of about 7.2 km (4.5 mi) in United States of America. It is at Mattapoisett. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Apr–Nov.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 7.2 km · 4.5 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Plain
- Bayside Meadows (GeoNames)
- Nearest town
- At Mattapoisett (Plymouth County, Massachusetts) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Apr–Nov
- Country
- United States of America
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- National route
- Ref
- APT
- Route centre
- 41.7244, -70.7062
- Route start
- 41.6561, -70.8202
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 17805700
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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