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Canaan Valley Rail Trail

Local route6.4 km · 4.0 miBest Apr–Oct

Next nearby hike: Splash Dam South Trail 0.4 mi · 0.7 kmExplore West Virginia →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 13–23 °C (55–73 °F)

  1. J1°-8°111
  2. F3°-7°106
  3. M7°-3°133
  4. A13°2°134
  5. M17°8°163
  6. J21°12°152
  7. J23°15°169
  8. A23°14°126
  9. S19°11°116
  10. O14°5°100
  11. N8°0°106
  12. D3°-5°117

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

This local hiking route in West Virginia, United States of America, is about 6.4 km (4.0 mi) long. It lies about 2.8 km northeast of Davis. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Apr–Oct.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
6.4 km · 4.0 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
2.8 km NE of Davis (Tucker County, West Virginia) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
West Virginia
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
39.1202, -79.3994
Route start
39.1384, -79.4353
OpenStreetMap
relation 10786581
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 start

Splash Dam South Trail

0.4 mi · 0.7 km · West Virginia

Beaver Creek Trail

0.6 mi · 0.9 km · West Virginia

Hellbender Trail

1.4 mi · 2.3 km · West Virginia

Hoodoo & Moon Rocks

1.9 mi · 3.1 km · West Virginia

Brown Mountain Overlook Trail

3.0 mi · 4.8 km · West Virginia

Yellow Birch Trail

3.2 mi · 5.1 km · Monongahela National Forest

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