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East Fork Trail

Trail12 km · 8 miBest Apr–Oct

Next nearby hike: Burner Mountain 2.9 mi · 4.7 kmExplore Monongahela National Forest →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 13–23 °C (55–73 °F)

  1. J1°-8°106
  2. F3°-6°103
  3. M8°-3°131
  4. A13°3°130
  5. M17°8°160
  6. J21°13°144
  7. J23°15°164
  8. A23°14°120
  9. S19°11°113
  10. O14°5°101
  11. N8°0°108
  12. D3°-5°113

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 12 km (8 mi) long, East Fork Trail is a trail in Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia, United States of America. It lies about 25 km northwest of Monterey. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Apr–Oct.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
12 km · 8 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Nearest town
25 km NW of Monterey (Highland County, Virginia) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Monongahela National Forest
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
West Virginia
Continent
North America
Route centre
38.6125, -79.7026
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

Burner Mountain

2.9 mi · 4.7 km · Monongahela National Forest

Span Oak

3.4 mi · 5.5 km · Monongahela National Forest

Lynn Knob

4.1 mi · 6.6 km · Monongahela National Forest

Smoke Camp

4.1 mi · 6.6 km · Monongahela National Forest

Locust Spring Run

5.0 mi · 8.1 km · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest

Buck Run

5.6 mi · 8.9 km · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest

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