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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov · highs 12–27 °C (54–81 °F)
- J5°-4°82
- F7°-3°78
- M12°2°101
- A18°7°90
- M21°12°118
- J25°16°115
- J27°18°130
- A27°18°97
- S23°14°85
- O18°9°70
- N12°4°79
- D6°-2°83
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
- Mapped length
- 10 km · 6 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Southern Allegheny Mountains (Allegheny Mountains › Appalachian Plateau; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 4.5 km E of Fayetteville (Fayette County, West Virginia) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
- Best months
- Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- West Virginia
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Local route
- Route centre
- 38.0366, -81.0625
- Route start
- 38.0422, -81.0545
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 14615895
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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