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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Feb–May, Sep–Dec · highs 10–26 °C (50–79 °F)
- J10°0°145
- F12°2°173
- M16°5°156
- A21°9°136
- M25°14°130
- J29°18°155
- J30°20°165
- A29°20°161
- S26°17°140
- O21°11°116
- N15°6°133
- D10°2°172
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
Foothills Trail is a regional hiking route of about 116 km (72 mi) in South Carolina, United States of America. It is in South North Carolina Blue Ridge Crest. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 116 km · 72 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- South North Carolina Blue Ridge Crest (Southern Blue Ridge Front › Blue Ridge Mountains; GMBA)
- Part of
- American Perimeter Trail (national route)
- Best months
- Feb–May, Sep–Dec
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- South Carolina
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Regional route
- Route centre
- 34.9680, -82.9154
- Route start
- 35.0320, -82.7003
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 4572989
- Wikidata
- Q5466514
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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