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BTRL-First Creek Backcountry Surface Trail

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

Next nearby hike: McCoy Hollow Trail 1.0 mi · 1.6 kmExplore Mammoth Cave National Park →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov · highs 14–27 °C (57–81 °F)

  1. J7°-2°99
  2. F10°0°107
  3. M15°4°118
  4. A20°9°116
  5. M25°14°148
  6. J29°19°110
  7. J31°21°119
  8. A31°21°91
  9. S27°17°97
  10. O21°11°93
  11. N14°6°107
  12. D8°0°126

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 11 km (7 mi) long, BTRL-First Creek Backcountry Surface Trail is a trail in Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky, United States of America. It lies about 5.5 km northeast of Brownsville. It connects with McCoy Hollow Trail.

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)
Managed by
National Park Service
Data from
National Park Service
Nearest town
5.5 km NE of Brownsville (Edmonson County, Kentucky) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Mammoth Cave National Park
Connects to
McCoy Hollow Trail (at its start or end)
Best months
Mar–May, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Kentucky
Continent
North America
Route centre
37.2289, -86.2261
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

McCoy Hollow Trail

1.0 mi · 1.6 km · Mammoth Cave National Park

Blair Springs Hollow Trail

3.0 mi · 4.9 km · Mammoth Cave National Park

Collie Ridge Trail

3.9 mi · 6.3 km · Mammoth Cave National Park

Raymer Hollow-Good Springs Connector

4.1 mi · 6.6 km · Mammoth Cave National Park

FTRL-Turnhole Bend Front Country Trail

4.3 mi · 7.0 km · Mammoth Cave National Park

Raymer Hallow Trail

4.6 mi · 7.4 km · Mammoth Cave National Park

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