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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Feb–May, Sep–Nov · highs 10–26 °C (50–79 °F)
- J7°-2°75
- F10°0°83
- M15°5°111
- A20°10°123
- M24°15°150
- J28°19°111
- J31°21°93
- A30°21°95
- S26°17°111
- O21°11°107
- N14°5°118
- D8°0°90
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
Buffalo River Trail is a local hiking route of about 57 km (36 mi) in Buffalo National River, Arkansas, United States of America. It lies about 20 km west of Jasper. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 57 km · 36 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Nearest town
- 20 km W of Jasper (Newton County, Arkansas) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Buffalo National River
- Best months
- Feb–May, Sep–Nov
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Arkansas
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- National Park Service
- Route centre
- 36.0114, -93.2693
- Route start
- 35.9458, -93.3987
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 18507081
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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