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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 11–23 °C (52–73 °F)

  1. J-3°-13°120
  2. F-1°-11°126
  3. M3°-7°134
  4. A10°0°142
  5. M16°6°157
  6. J20°11°156
  7. J23°13°154
  8. A22°13°145
  9. S18°9°142
  10. O11°3°151
  11. N6°-2°153
  12. D-1°-9°142

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
16 km · 10 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain range
Southern Green Mountains (Green Mountains › Appalachian Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
14 km E of South Shaftsbury (Bennington County, Vermont) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests
Connects to
Castle Brook, Red Mill Access (at its start or end)
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Vermont
Continent
North America
Route centre
42.9355, -73.0412
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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