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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–May, Oct–Nov · highs 16–27 °C (61–81 °F)

  1. J12°3°229
  2. F14°4°207
  3. M17°6°169
  4. A21°8°94
  5. M27°12°65
  6. J32°16°26
  7. J37°20°4
  8. A36°20°6
  9. S32°17°21
  10. O25°12°68
  11. N16°7°164
  12. D12°4°248

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
7.9 km · 4.9 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
National Park Service
Data from
National Park Service
Mountain range
Trinity Mountains (Klamath Mountains › Pacific Coast Ranges; GMBA)
Nearest town
4.5 km W of Shasta (Shasta County, California) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area
Best months
Mar–May, Oct–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
California
Continent
North America
Route centre
40.5832, -122.5344
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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