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Blue Ridge Railway Trail

Trail11 km · 7 miBest Mar–May, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Henry Lanum Memorial Trail 11 mi · 18 kmExplore Virginia →

Virginia, United States of AmericaEndStart5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov · highs 14–26 °C (57–79 °F)

  1. J7°-2°75
  2. F9°-1°72
  3. M14°3°90
  4. A20°8°84
  5. M24°13°104
  6. J29°18°92
  7. J31°20°110
  8. A30°20°99
  9. S26°16°104
  10. O20°10°91
  11. N14°4°91
  12. D8°-1°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.

About this trail

Blue Ridge Railway Trail is a trail of about 11 km (7 mi) in Virginia, United States of America. It lies about 7.7 km west of Arrington. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
11 km · 7 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Data from
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Nearest town
7.7 km W of Arrington (Nelson County, Virginia) · GeoNames
Best months
Mar–May, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Virginia
Continent
North America
Route centre
37.6975, -78.9866
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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distance from the trail centre

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Old Hotel

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Lovingston Springs

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White Rock Gap

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