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Greasy Cove Trail

In the Great Balsam Mountains

Local route3.1 km · 1.9 miBest Apr–Oct

Next nearby hike: Big East Fork 0.7 mi · 1.1 kmExplore Great Balsam Mountains →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 14–22 °C (57–72 °F)

  1. J4°-5°155
  2. F6°-4°176
  3. M10°-1°174
  4. A14°2°152
  5. M17°7°155
  6. J21°11°178
  7. J22°13°176
  8. A22°13°172
  9. S19°10°162
  10. O15°5°123
  11. N10°0°148
  12. D5°-4°179

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
3.1 km · 1.9 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Great Balsam Mountains (Blue Ridge Mountains › Appalachian Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
15 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
35.3454, -82.8494
Route start
35.3411, -82.8377
OpenStreetMap
relation 7370354
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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distance from the trail start

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Old Butt Knob

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