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Black Ridge Trail/Rock Castle Gorge Trail
In the South Virginia Blue Ridge
Next nearby hike: Rocky Knob Picnic Loop Trail 0.2 mi · 0.3 kmExplore South Virginia Blue Ridge →
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Mar–Nov · highs 11–26 °C (52–79 °F)
- J5°-4°99
- F7°-3°89
- M11°1°114
- A16°5°106
- M20°10°126
- J24°14°128
- J26°16°135
- A25°16°126
- S21°12°121
- O16°7°96
- N11°2°102
- D6°-2°100
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 22 km (14 mi) long, Black Ridge Trail/Rock Castle Gorge Trail is a trail in Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia, United States of America. It is in the South Virginia Blue Ridge. It lies about 9.2 km south of Floyd.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Length
- 22 km · 14 mi (agency length field)
- Source
- USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
- Managed by
- National Park Service
- Data from
- National Park Service
- Mountain range
- South Virginia Blue Ridge (Southern Blue Ridge Front › Blue Ridge Mountains; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 9.2 km S of Floyd (Floyd County, Virginia) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Blue Ridge Parkway
- Best months
- Mar–Nov
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Virginia
- Continent
- North America
- Route centre
- 36.8103, -80.3492
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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