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Desoto Scout Trail

Local route8.9 km · 5.5 miBest Feb–May, Sep–Dec

Next nearby hike: Orange Trail 0.2 mi · 0.4 kmExplore Little River Canyon National Preserve →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Feb–May, Sep–Dec · highs 10–26 °C (50–79 °F)

  1. J9°1°139
  2. F12°2°149
  3. M16°5°141
  4. A20°9°116
  5. M25°14°121
  6. J28°18°110
  7. J30°20°129
  8. A29°20°106
  9. S26°17°106
  10. O21°11°87
  11. N15°6°125
  12. D10°2°143

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
8.9 km · 5.5 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
7.9 km S of Valley Head (DeKalb County, Alabama) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Little River Canyon National Preserve
Best months
Feb–May, Sep–Dec
Country
United States of America
Region
Alabama
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
34.4799, -85.5994
Route start
34.4982, -85.6166
OpenStreetMap
relation 14219444
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 start

Orange Trail

0.2 mi · 0.4 km · Little River Canyon National Preserve

Silver Trail

0.7 mi · 1.1 km · Little River Canyon National Preserve

Blue Trail

0.8 mi · 1.3 km · Little River Canyon National Preserve

Family Bike Loop

1.0 mi · 1.6 km · Little River Canyon National Preserve

Family Loop Mountain Bike Trail

1.2 mi · 2.0 km · Little River Canyon National Preserve

Never Never Land Mountain Bike Trail

1.3 mi · 2.0 km · Little River Canyon National Preserve

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