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Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Mar–Nov · highs 13–25 °C (55–77 °F)
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- F9°-1°183
- M13°2°163
- A16°6°141
- M20°10°134
- J24°14°145
- J25°16°165
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- S22°13°136
- O17°8°121
- N13°4°143
- D8°0°178
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
- 450 km · 280 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Georgia Blue Ridge (Southern Blue Ridge Front › Blue Ridge Mountains; GMBA)
- Park or forest
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail
- Part of
- Eastern Continental Trail (international route)
- Connects to
- Appalachian Approach Trail (National Scenic Trail: Appalachian), Appalachian Trail (National Scenic Trail: Appalachian) (at its start or end)
- Best months
- Mar–Nov
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- North Carolina
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Regional route
- Ref
- BMKT
- Operator (OSM)
- Benton MacKaye Trail Association
- Route centre
- 35.1987, -83.8169
- Route start
- 34.6268, -84.1939
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 1675439
- Wikidata
- Q2896765
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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