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Best time to hike

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

  1. J6°-2°74
  2. F8°-1°70
  3. M13°3°88
  4. A19°8°90
  5. M24°13°110
  6. J29°19°102
  7. J31°21°109
  8. A30°21°92
  9. S26°17°89
  10. O20°11°89
  11. N14°5°72
  12. D8°0°82

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
12 km · 8 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearby park
George Washington Memorial Parkway (0.36 km from the boundary)
Nearest town
3.7 km NW of Bellevue (District of Columbia) · GeoNames
Connects to
Mount Vernon Trail (at its start or end)
Best months
Mar–May, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Virginia
Continent
North America
Route type
Regional route
Ref
FMR
Route centre
38.8624, -77.0995
Route start
38.8419, -77.0480
OpenStreetMap
relation 21002411
Wikidata
Q5475344
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 start

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