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Back Mountain Rail Trail
Next nearby hike: Luzerne County Levee Trail 5.1 mi · 8.2 kmExplore Pennsylvania →
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 14–27 °C (57–81 °F)
- J1°-8°76
- F3°-7°76
- M8°-2°82
- A14°4°108
- M20°9°104
- J24°15°122
- J27°17°114
- A26°17°111
- S22°13°114
- O15°7°106
- N9°2°97
- D3°-4°89
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
- Length
- 6.6 km · 4.1 mi (agency length field)
- Source
- USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
- Managed by
- State agency
- Data from
- Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
- Nearest town
- At Shavertown (Luzerne County, Pennsylvania) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Apr–Oct
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Pennsylvania
- Continent
- North America
- Route centre
- 41.3234, -75.9409
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.
Nearest trails
distance from the trail centreLuzerne County Levee Trail
5.1 mi · 8.2 km · Pennsylvania
Railroad Grade
11 mi · 18 km · Pennsylvania
Shingle Mill Trail
13 mi · 21 km · Pennsylvania
Disabled Person Route
14 mi · 23 km · Pennsylvania
Susquehanna Warrior Trail
15 mi · 25 km · Pennsylvania
Conservancy Narrow Gauge Rail Trail
33 mi · 54 km · Pennsylvania
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