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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 11–21 °C (52–70 °F)
- J-1°-10°117
- F1°-9°111
- M5°-5°134
- A11°0°127
- M15°6°164
- J19°10°149
- J21°12°164
- A20°12°124
- S17°9°112
- O12°3°98
- N7°-2°113
- D1°-7°126
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
- 5.8 km · 3.6 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Shavers Fork Mountain Complex (Allegheny Mountains › Appalachian Plateau; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 21 km NE of Marlinton (Pocahontas County, West Virginia) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Monongahela National Forest
- Best months
- Apr–Oct
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- West Virginia
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- Snowshoe Resort
- Route centre
- 38.4056, -79.9786
- Route start
- 38.3981, -79.9937
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 16410722
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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