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Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Nov · highs 10–25 °C (50–77 °F)
- J3°-7°94
- F5°-5°88
- M9°-1°107
- A15°5°99
- M20°10°131
- J23°14°114
- J25°17°126
- A25°16°98
- S21°13°91
- O16°7°80
- N10°2°92
- D4°-4°100
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
This trail in Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia, United States of America, is about 19 km (12 mi) long. It lies about 16 km northeast of Marlinton. It is designated a National Recreation Trail.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Length
- 19 km · 12 mi (agency length field)
- Source
- USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
- Managed by
- State agency
- Data from
- West Virginia GIS Technical Center
- Designation
- National Recreation Trail
- Nearest town
- 16 km NE of Marlinton (Pocahontas County, West Virginia) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Monongahela National Forest
- Best months
- Apr–Nov
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- West Virginia
- Continent
- North America
- Route centre
- 38.3316, -79.9704
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 centreHill Top Trail
3.3 mi · 5.3 km · Monongahela National Forest
Thorny Creek Trail
3.3 mi · 5.4 km · Monongahela National Forest
Rich Patch Loop Trail
4.2 mi · 6.7 km · Monongahela National Forest
Cheat Mountain Ridge Trail
5.1 mi · 8.3 km · Monongahela National Forest
6000 Steps Trail
5.2 mi · 8.4 km · Monongahela National Forest
Walking Path
6.0 mi · 9.6 km · Monongahela National Forest
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