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Best time to hike

Best months: Feb–May, Sep–Nov · highs 11–25 °C (52–77 °F)

  1. J9°-1°122
  2. F11°1°137
  3. M16°4°148
  4. A20°9°123
  5. M24°13°118
  6. J28°18°138
  7. J30°20°144
  8. A29°19°149
  9. S25°16°145
  10. O20°10°114
  11. N15°5°113
  12. D10°1°143

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
3.2 km · 2.0 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
South North Carolina Blue Ridge Crest (Southern Blue Ridge Front › Blue Ridge Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
5.9 km NE of Saluda (Polk County, North Carolina) · GeoNames
Best months
Feb–May, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
North Carolina
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
35.2751, -82.2971
Route start
35.2743, -82.3038
OpenStreetMap
relation 5587279
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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