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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Feb–May, Sep–Dec · highs 11–27 °C (52–81 °F)
- J10°1°88
- F12°2°90
- M16°5°99
- A21°10°88
- M26°15°86
- J29°19°103
- J31°22°124
- A30°21°113
- S27°18°98
- O21°12°89
- N16°7°86
- D11°2°82
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
- 8.8 km · 5.5 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Nearest town
- 11 km SW of Asheboro (Randolph County, North Carolina) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- National Forests in North Carolina
- Best months
- Feb–May, Sep–Dec
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- North Carolina
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- Uwharrie National Forest
- Route centre
- 35.6049, -79.9162
- Route start
- 35.6367, -79.9047
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 17963835
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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