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Arcata Ridge Trail

Regional route7.0 km · 4.3 miBest Feb–Oct

Next nearby hike: Beith Creek Loop 2.8 mi · 4.5 kmExplore California →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Feb–Oct · highs 12–18 °C (54–64 °F)

  1. J12°7°239
  2. F12°7°183
  3. M13°7°197
  4. A13°8°116
  5. M14°9°62
  6. J15°10°30
  7. J17°11°6
  8. A17°11°10
  9. S18°11°19
  10. O16°10°80
  11. N13°9°204
  12. D12°7°324

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.

Trail facts

Mapped length
7.0 km · 4.3 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
2.9 km N of Arcata (Humboldt County, California) · GeoNames
Best months
Feb–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
California
Continent
North America
Route type
Regional route
Operator (OSM)
City of Arcata
From / to
Margaret Lane → West End Road
Route centre
40.8754, -124.0654
Route start
40.8924, -124.0799
OpenStreetMap
relation 15100395
Official info
cityofarcata.org/487/Arcata-Ridge-Trail-Project
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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