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Greater H Street NE Heritage Trail: Hub, Home, Heart

Trail5.1 km · 3.2 miBest Mar–May, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Metropolitan Branch Trail 1.8 mi · 2.9 km Explore National Capital Parks →

7-day forecast

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Best time to hike

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

J6°-2°73
F8°-1°70
M13°2°88
A19°8°89
M24°13°111
J29°18°104
J31°21°106
A30°20°91
S26°17°89
O20°10°91
N14°5°73
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.

About this trail

Greater H Street NE Heritage Trail: Hub, Home, Heart is a trail of about 5.1 km (3.2 mi) in Washington, United States of America. It lies about 1.0 km east of H Street NE. It is designated a National Recreation Trail.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length: 5.1 km · 3.2 mi (agency length field)
Source: USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Data from: DC Geographic Information System
Designation: National Recreation Trail
Nearby park: National Capital Parks (1.92 km from the boundary)
Nearest town: 1.0 km E of H Street NE (District of Columbia) · GeoNames
Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov
Country: United States of America
Region: Washington
Continent: North America
Route centre: 38.9001, -76.9839

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 centre

Metropolitan Branch Trail

1.8 mi · 2.9 km · Washington

Fort Circle Park Hiker-Biker Trail

2.0 mi · 3.3 km · Washington

Greater Deanwood Heritage Trail: A Self-Reliant People

2.2 mi · 3.5 km · Washington

Fort Circle Hiker-Biker Trail

2.3 mi · 3.8 km · National Capital Parks

Ponds Trail

2.3 mi · 3.8 km · National Capital Parks

Urban Trek

2.4 mi · 3.8 km · National Mall

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