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Cumberland Trail-Stinging Fork Section
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov · highs 14–25 °C (57–77 °F)
- J7°-1°166
- F10°1°167
- M14°4°142
- A19°9°129
- M23°14°119
- J27°18°137
- J29°20°142
- A28°20°116
- S25°16°111
- O20°11°83
- N14°6°125
- D9°1°163
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
- 9.6 km · 6.0 mi (agency length field)
- Source
- USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
- Managed by
- Local government
- Data from
- State of Tennessee
- Stream
- Stinging Fork (GeoNames)
- Nearest town
- 6.7 km NW of Spring City (Rhea County, Tennessee) · GeoNames
- Connects to
- Cumberland Trail-Piney River Section (at its start or end)
- Best months
- Mar–May, Sep–Nov
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Tennessee
- Continent
- North America
- Route centre
- 35.7222, -84.9256
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
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3.2 mi · 5.2 km · Tennessee
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Cumberland Trail-Black Mountain Section
12 mi · 20 km · Tennessee
Laurel Falls Trail
13 mi · 22 km · Tennessee
Snow Falls Trail
14 mi · 22 km · Tennessee
Cumberland Trail-Daddy's Creek Section
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