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Brightwood Heritage Trail: Battlegound to Community

Trail4.1 km · 2.5 miBest Mar–May, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Valley Trail 0.8 mi · 1.4 kmExplore Rock Creek Park →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov · highs 13–25 °C (55–77 °F)

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  2. F8°-2°75
  3. M13°2°92
  4. A19°7°96
  5. M24°13°118
  6. J28°18°111
  7. J31°21°112
  8. A29°20°96
  9. S25°16°94
  10. O19°10°98
  11. N13°5°77
  12. D7°-1°88

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

Brightwood Heritage Trail: Battlegound to Community is a trail in Washington, United States of America, about 4.1 km (2.5 mi) in length. It is at Brightwood. 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
4.1 km · 2.5 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Data from
DC Geographic Information System
Nearby park
Rock Creek Park (0.43 km from the boundary)
Nearest town
At Brightwood (District of Columbia) · GeoNames
Best months
Mar–May, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Washington
Continent
North America
Route centre
38.9647, -77.0300
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

Valley Trail

0.8 mi · 1.4 km · Rock Creek Park

Black Horse Trail

1.1 mi · 1.8 km · Rock Creek Park

White Horse Trail

1.1 mi · 1.8 km · Rock Creek Park

Western Ridge Trail

1.2 mi · 1.9 km · Rock Creek Park

Pinehurst Trail

1.3 mi · 2.1 km · Rock Creek Park

Adams Morgan Heritage Trail: Roads to Diversity

3.1 mi · 4.9 km · Washington

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