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Flat Laurel Creek Trail

On Little Sam Knob, Great Balsam Mountains

Local route5.9 km · 3.7 miBest Apr–Oct

Next nearby hike: Little Sam 0.9 mi · 1.4 kmExplore Little Sam Knob →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 13–21 °C (55–70 °F)

  1. J4°-6°163
  2. F5°-5°184
  3. M9°-2°179
  4. A13°2°158
  5. M16°6°160
  6. J20°10°184
  7. J21°12°186
  8. A21°12°175
  9. S18°9°164
  10. O14°4°124
  11. N9°0°154
  12. D5°-4°187

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
5.9 km · 3.7 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain
Little Sam Knob (mountain, 1,786 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Great Balsam Mountains (Blue Ridge Mountains › Appalachian Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
18 km NW of Brevard (Transylvania County, North Carolina) · GeoNames
Park or forest
National Forests in North Carolina
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
North Carolina
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
35.3165, -82.8947
Route start
35.3079, -82.9086
OpenStreetMap
relation 7226771
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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