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Craighead Forest Lake Loop
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Feb–May, Oct–Nov · highs 11–26 °C (52–79 °F)
- J9°0°93
- F11°2°100
- M17°6°114
- A22°11°128
- M26°16°133
- J30°21°92
- J32°23°95
- A32°22°76
- S28°18°79
- O22°12°118
- N16°7°129
- D10°1°127
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
Craighead Forest Lake Loop is a local hiking route of about 3.8 km (2.4 mi) in Arkansas, United States of America. It lies about 6.9 km south of Jonesboro. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 3.8 km · 2.4 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Reservoir
- Craighead Forest Lake (GeoNames)
- Nearest town
- 6.9 km S of Jonesboro (Craighead County, Arkansas) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Feb–May, Oct–Nov
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Arkansas
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Local route
- Route centre
- 35.7781, -90.7054
- Route start
- 35.7803, -90.7080
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 18467561
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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