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Buncombe Horse Range Trail

In the Black Mountains

Local route28 km · 17 miBest Mar–Nov

Next nearby hike: Newberry Creek 0.9 mi · 1.4 kmExplore Black Mountains →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–Nov · highs 11–24 °C (52–75 °F)

  1. J5°-4°158
  2. F7°-3°170
  3. M11°0°186
  4. A15°4°160
  5. M19°9°154
  6. J23°13°166
  7. J24°15°177
  8. A24°15°190
  9. S21°12°186
  10. O16°6°124
  11. N11°2°146
  12. D6°-3°170

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.

Trail facts

Mapped length
28 km · 17 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Black Mountains (Blue Ridge Mountains › Appalachian Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
9.9 km NE of Montreat (Buncombe County, North Carolina) · GeoNames
Park or forest
National Forests in North Carolina
Best months
Mar–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
North Carolina
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Ref
TR 191
Operator (OSM)
United States Forest Service
Route centre
35.7618, -82.2469
Route start
35.7221, -82.2491
OpenStreetMap
relation 7370364
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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Bald Knob Ridge

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Heartbreak Ridge

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