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Canal Trail

Trail2.7 km · 1.7 miBest Feb–May, Sep–Dec

Next nearby hike: Poor Creek Trail 5.7 mi · 9.2 kmExplore Virginia →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Feb–May, Sep–Dec · highs 10–26 °C (50–79 °F)

  1. J9°0°84
  2. F11°1°82
  3. M15°4°103
  4. A21°9°91
  5. M25°14°100
  6. J29°19°106
  7. J31°22°123
  8. A30°21°128
  9. S26°17°109
  10. O21°11°84
  11. N16°7°83
  12. D10°2°94

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

Length
2.7 km · 1.7 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Data from
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Nearest town
At Matoaca (Chesterfield County, Virginia) · GeoNames
Best months
Feb–May, Sep–Dec
Country
United States of America
Region
Virginia
Continent
North America
Route centre
37.2242, -77.4756
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

Poor Creek Trail

5.7 mi · 9.2 km · Petersburg National Battlefield

Encampment Trail

6.0 mi · 9.6 km · Petersburg National Battlefield

Pine Rock Trail

10 mi · 16 km · Petersburg National Battlefield

Govt Center Connector Trail

13 mi · 21 km · Virginia

Pocosham - Pocahontas

14 mi · 22 km · Virginia

Falling Creek Linear Park

16 mi · 25 km · Virginia

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