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Blue Ridge Divide Trail

Trail4.3 km · 2.7 miBest Feb–May, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Iron Mountain 3.8 mi · 6.1 kmExplore Cherokee National Forest →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Feb–May, Sep–Nov · highs 11–26 °C (52–79 °F)

  1. J9°0°147
  2. F11°2°158
  3. M16°5°141
  4. A20°9°124
  5. M24°14°126
  6. J28°18°137
  7. J30°20°148
  8. A29°20°116
  9. S26°17°116
  10. O21°11°92
  11. N15°6°134
  12. D10°2°153

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

Length
4.3 km · 2.7 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Nearest town
16 km S of Benton (Polk County, Tennessee) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Cherokee National Forest
Best months
Feb–May, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Tennessee
Continent
North America
Route centre
35.0294, -84.6399
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

Iron Mountain

3.8 mi · 6.1 km · Cherokee National Forest

Beech Bottom

4.0 mi · 6.4 km · Cherokee National Forest

Sylco Loop

4.0 mi · 6.5 km · Cherokee National Forest

Horseshoe Bend

4.4 mi · 7.1 km · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests

Wolf Ridge

4.7 mi · 7.6 km · Cherokee National Forest

Grassy Gap

5.4 mi · 8.7 km · Cherokee National Forest

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