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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Feb–May, Sep–Nov · highs 11–25 °C (52–77 °F)
- J9°-1°120
- F11°1°136
- M16°4°146
- A20°9°122
- M24°13°117
- J28°18°138
- J29°20°143
- A29°19°146
- S25°16°143
- O20°10°112
- N15°5°112
- D10°1°142
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
- 2.4 km · 1.5 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- South North Carolina Blue Ridge Crest (Southern Blue Ridge Front › Blue Ridge Mountains; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 4.4 km N 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
- 35.2824, -82.3276
- Route start
- 35.2736, -82.3344
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 16408737
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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