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Black Horse Trail

Trail4.7 km · 2.9 miBest Mar–May, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: White Horse Trail 0.1 mi · 0.2 kmExplore Rock Creek Park →

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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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  2. F8°-2°74
  3. M13°2°91
  4. A19°7°95
  5. M24°13°116
  6. J29°18°109
  7. J31°21°112
  8. A30°20°96
  9. S26°16°93
  10. O19°10°96
  11. N14°5°75
  12. D7°0°86

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 4.7 km (2.9 mi) long, Black Horse Trail is a trail in Rock Creek Park, Washington, United States of America. It lies about 1.2 km east of Van Ness. It connects with Western Ridge Trail.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
4.7 km · 2.9 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
National Park Service
Data from
National Park Service
Nearest town
1.2 km E of Van Ness (District of Columbia) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Rock Creek Park
Connects to
Western Ridge Trail, White Horse Trail (at its start or end)
Best months
Mar–May, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Washington
Continent
North America
Route centre
38.9558, -77.0471
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

White Horse Trail

0.1 mi · 0.2 km · Rock Creek Park

Valley Trail

0.3 mi · 0.5 km · Rock Creek Park

Western Ridge Trail

0.5 mi · 0.8 km · Rock Creek Park

Pinehurst Trail

1.3 mi · 2.2 km · Rock Creek Park

Bike Trail #5

2.4 mi · 3.8 km · National Capital Parks

Adams Morgan Heritage Trail: Roads to Diversity

2.4 mi · 3.8 km · Washington

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