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Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 12–21 °C (54–70 °F)
- J0°-10°131
- F1°-8°124
- M6°-4°150
- A12°1°141
- M16°6°181
- J19°11°165
- J21°13°182
- A21°12°137
- S17°9°125
- O12°3°110
- N7°-2°126
- D1°-7°139
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
- 3.2 km · 2.0 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Back Allegheny Mountain (Shavers Fork Mountain Complex › Allegheny Mountains; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 25 km NE of Marlinton (Pocahontas County, West Virginia) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Monongahela National Forest
- Best months
- Apr–Oct
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- West Virginia
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Local route
- Route centre
- 38.4292, -79.9647
- Route start
- 38.4183, -79.9644
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 16410721
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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1.0 mi · 1.7 km · Monongahela National Forest
Shavers Lake Trail
1.1 mi · 1.7 km · Monongahela National Forest
Cheat Mountain Ridge Trail
1.2 mi · 1.9 km · Monongahela National Forest
Powder Puff
1.5 mi · 2.5 km · Monongahela National Forest
Walking Path
1.7 mi · 2.7 km · Monongahela National Forest
Lower Spruce Trail
1.9 mi · 3.0 km · Monongahela National Forest
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