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Cumberland Trail-Morgan County Visitor Center Section

In the Southern Cumberland Mountains

Trail2.5 km · 1.6 miBest Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Ross Gap Trail 3.8 mi · 6.2 kmExplore Southern Cumberland Mountains →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov · highs 14–27 °C (57–81 °F)

  1. J7°-1°130
  2. F9°0°124
  3. M14°3°112
  4. A19°8°105
  5. M23°13°104
  6. J27°17°103
  7. J28°19°119
  8. A28°19°96
  9. S25°15°90
  10. O19°10°72
  11. N14°5°97
  12. D8°0°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.

About this trail

About 2.5 km (1.6 mi) long, Cumberland Trail-Morgan County Visitor Center Section is a trail in Tennessee, United States of America. It is in the Southern Cumberland Mountains. It lies about 1.9 km northeast of Wartburg.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
2.5 km · 1.6 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
Local government
Data from
State of Tennessee
Mountain range
Southern Cumberland Mountains (Cumberland Mountains › Appalachian Plateau; GMBA)
Nearest town
1.9 km NE of Wartburg (Morgan County, Tennessee) · GeoNames
Best months
Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Tennessee
Continent
North America
Route centre
36.1192, -84.5862
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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distance from the trail centre

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3.8 mi · 6.2 km · Tennessee

Larue Ridge Trail

5.6 mi · 9.0 km · Tennessee

Panther Branch Trail

5.6 mi · 9.1 km · Tennessee

Carl Black Spur Trail

5.7 mi · 9.1 km · Tennessee

Spicewood Trail

7 mi · 10 km · Tennessee

Chimney Top Trail

7 mi · 11 km · Tennessee

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