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Green's Lick Trail

In the Great Balsam Mountains

Local route3.2 km · 2.0 miBest Mar–Nov

Next nearby hike: North Boundary 0.2 mi · 0.3 kmExplore Great Balsam Mountains →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–Nov · highs 12–26 °C (54–79 °F)

  1. J7°-3°97
  2. F8°-2°108
  3. M13°1°111
  4. A17°5°97
  5. M21°10°102
  6. J24°14°118
  7. J26°16°116
  8. A25°16°115
  9. S22°13°111
  10. O17°7°78
  11. N12°3°94
  12. D8°-2°104

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
3.2 km · 2.0 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Great Balsam Mountains (Blue Ridge Mountains › Appalachian Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
4.9 km SW of Bent Creek (Buncombe County, North Carolina) · GeoNames
Park or forest
National Forests in North Carolina
Connects to
North Boundary (at its start or end)
Best months
Mar–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
North Carolina
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
35.4818, -82.6547
Route start
35.4877, -82.6551
OpenStreetMap
relation 7226263
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

North Boundary

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Lower Sidehill

1.2 mi · 2.0 km · National Forests in North Carolina

Pinetree Loop

1.5 mi · 2.3 km · National Forests in North Carolina

Explorer Loop

1.5 mi · 2.4 km · National Forests in North Carolina

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