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Cumberland Trail-Obed Wild and Scenic River Section

Trail26 km · 16 miBest Mar–May, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Point Trail 2.8 mi · 4.4 kmExplore Obed Wild and Scenic River →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov · highs 14–25 °C (57–77 °F)

  1. J7°-1°142
  2. F10°1°135
  3. M15°4°122
  4. A19°9°112
  5. M23°14°110
  6. J27°18°113
  7. J29°20°124
  8. A28°20°105
  9. S25°16°99
  10. O20°11°78
  11. N14°5°104
  12. D8°1°137

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 26 km (16 mi) long, Cumberland Trail-Obed Wild and Scenic River Section is a trail in Tennessee, United States of America. It lies about 14 km northeast of Fairfield Glade. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
26 km · 16 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
Local government
Data from
State of Tennessee
Nearby park
Obed Wild and Scenic River (1.45 km from the boundary)
Nearest town
14 km NE of Fairfield Glade (Cumberland County, Tennessee) · GeoNames
Best months
Mar–May, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Tennessee
Continent
North America
Route centre
36.0673, -84.7452
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.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Point Trail

2.8 mi · 4.4 km · Obed Wild and Scenic River

Cumberland Trail-Daddy's Creek Section

7 mi · 11 km · Tennessee

Cumberland Trail-Morgan County Visitor Center Section

10 mi · 15 km · Tennessee

Carl Black Spur Trail

10 mi · 16 km · Tennessee

Larue Ridge Trail

11 mi · 18 km · Tennessee

Ross Gap Trail

13 mi · 22 km · Tennessee

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