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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov · highs 12–27 °C (54–81 °F)
- J5°-4°96
- F7°-2°92
- M12°2°116
- A18°7°110
- M21°12°148
- J25°16°135
- J27°18°158
- A27°18°120
- S23°15°99
- O18°9°91
- N12°4°105
- D7°-2°104
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
18-mile trail runs parallel to RR track along Buffalo Creek. Novel "rail-bike" rides opened in 2024 (fee). Trail alongside (or on) tracks most suitable for hikers, popular destination for trout fishermen.
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Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 30 km · 19 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Nearest town
- 20 km N of Summersville (Nicholas County, West Virginia) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- West Virginia
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- WV State Parks
- From / to
- Clay WV → Widen
- Route centre
- 38.4602, -80.9620
- Route start
- 38.4616, -80.8522
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 19925996
- Official info
- wvrailtrails.org/rail_trail/buffalo-creek-trail/
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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