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Dark Hollow Horse Trail

On Nelson High Point, Blue Ridge Mountains

Trail11 km · 7 miBest Mar–Nov

Next nearby hike: Dick Creek Horse Trail 1.3 mi · 2.1 kmExplore Nelson High Point →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–Nov · highs 13–26 °C (55–79 °F)

  1. J6°-3°109
  2. F8°-2°121
  3. M13°2°122
  4. A17°6°114
  5. M21°11°112
  6. J25°15°113
  7. J26°17°143
  8. A26°17°127
  9. S23°13°89
  10. O18°8°65
  11. N13°3°89
  12. D7°-2°110

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 11 km (7 mi) long, Dark Hollow Horse Trail is a trail in Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee, United States of America. It is on Nelson High Point in the Blue Ridge Mountains. It lies about 4.2 km south of Unicoi.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
11 km · 7 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain
Nelson High Point (mountain, 852 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Blue Ridge Mountains (Appalachian Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
4.2 km S of Unicoi (Unicoi County, Tennessee) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Cherokee National Forest
Connects to
Dick Creek Horse Trail (at its start or end)
Best months
Mar–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Tennessee
Continent
North America
Route centre
36.1580, -82.3560
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

Dick Creek Horse Trail

1.3 mi · 2.1 km · Cherokee National Forest

Rattlesnake Ridge Trail

1.5 mi · 2.4 km · Cherokee National Forest

Rock Creek Falls Trail

2.8 mi · 4.5 km · Cherokee National Forest

Limestone Cove Trail

4.0 mi · 6.5 km · Cherokee National Forest

California Trail

4.9 mi · 7.8 km · Cherokee National Forest

Shinbone

4.9 mi · 7.9 km · National Forests in North Carolina

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