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Trail7.3 km · 4.5 miBest Mar–May, Sep–Nov

Kentucky, United States of AmericaKentuckyButler Lake · KentuckyWoodland · KentuckyStart / end5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov · highs 13–26 °C (55–79 °F)

  1. J5°-3°80
  2. F7°-2°75
  3. M13°3°102
  4. A19°8°104
  5. M24°13°130
  6. J28°18°104
  7. J30°21°108
  8. A30°20°89
  9. S26°16°73
  10. O20°10°83
  11. N13°5°88
  12. D6°-1°90

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

Length
7.3 km · 4.5 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
State agency
Data from
Kentucky's Division of Geographic Information
Nearest town
2.3 km E of Carrollton (Carroll County, Kentucky) · GeoNames
Connects to
Woodland (at its start or end)
Best months
Mar–May, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Kentucky
Continent
North America
Route centre
38.6730, -85.1571
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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