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Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct · highs 15–27 °C (59–81 °F)
- J3°-7°32
- F5°-6°34
- M9°-3°37
- A15°1°28
- M21°6°23
- J27°12°15
- J28°15°93
- A26°14°126
- S23°10°58
- O16°4°41
- N9°-2°25
- D4°-6°27
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
About 41 km (26 mi) long, Great Western Trail is a trail in Kaibab National Forest, Arizona, United States of America. It is in the Kaibab Plateau. It lies about 50 km southeast of Fredonia.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Length
- 41 km · 26 mi (agency length field)
- Source
- USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
- Managed by
- US Forest Service
- Data from
- U.S. Forest Service
- Designation
- <Null>
- Mountain range
- Kaibab Plateau (Grand Canyon Plateaus › Colorado Plateau; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 50 km SE of Fredonia (Coconino County, Arizona) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Kaibab National Forest
- Connects to
- Arizona Trail (National Scenic Trail: Arizona) (at its start or end)
- Best months
- Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Arizona
- Continent
- North America
- Route centre
- 36.6456, -112.1086
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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