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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov · highs 14–27 °C (57–81 °F)
- J7°-2°103
- F9°0°98
- M14°3°127
- A19°8°114
- M23°12°123
- J27°17°130
- J29°19°143
- A28°18°124
- S24°15°121
- O19°9°101
- N14°4°104
- D8°0°109
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
- 10 km · 6 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain
- Bell Knob (mountain, 730 m; GeoNames)
- Mountain range
- North North Carolina Blue Ridge Crest (Southern Blue Ridge Front › Blue Ridge Mountains; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 14 km N of Hays (Wilkes County, North Carolina) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- North Carolina
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- National Park Service
- Route centre
- 36.3896, -81.1716
- Route start
- 36.3753, -81.1448
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 10955131
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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Bluff Ridge Primative Trail
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Bluff Mountain Trail
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