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Barracks Row Heritage Trail: Tour of Duty

Trail2.5 km · 1.6 miBest Mar–May, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Urban Trek 1.6 mi · 2.6 kmExplore National Mall →

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Best time to hike

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

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  3. M13°2°86
  4. A19°8°88
  5. M24°13°108
  6. J29°18°101
  7. J31°21°104
  8. A30°20°89
  9. S26°17°87
  10. O20°10°89
  11. N14°5°71
  12. D8°0°80

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

About 2.5 km (1.6 mi) long, Barracks Row Heritage Trail: Tour of Duty is a trail in Washington, United States of America. It is at Barracks Row. It is designated a National Recreation Trail.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
2.5 km · 1.6 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Data from
DC Geographic Information System
Designation
National Recreation Trail
Nearby park
National Mall (1.57 km from the boundary)
Nearest town
At Barracks Row (District of Columbia) · GeoNames
Best months
Mar–May, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Washington
Continent
North America
Route centre
38.8861, -76.9960
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 centre

Urban Trek

1.6 mi · 2.6 km · National Mall

Fort Circle Park Hiker-Biker Trail

2.1 mi · 3.3 km · Washington

Fort Circle Hiker-Biker Trail

2.4 mi · 3.9 km · National Capital Parks

Metropolitan Branch Trail

2.5 mi · 4.0 km · Washington

Constitution Gardens

2.6 mi · 4.2 km · Constitution Gardens

Potomac River

2.8 mi · 4.6 km · National Capital Parks

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