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Gum Springs Horse Trail, Blue Loop
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Oct–Apr · highs 14–25 °C (57–77 °F)
- J14°5°137
- F16°6°144
- M20°10°137
- A25°14°131
- M29°18°135
- J32°22°141
- J33°23°114
- A33°23°88
- S30°20°96
- O25°15°125
- N20°10°146
- D15°6°165
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 8.9 km (5.5 mi) long, Gum Springs Horse Trail, Blue Loop is a local hiking route in Kisatchie National Forest, Louisiana, United States of America. It lies about 14 km west of Winnfield. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Oct–Apr.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 8.9 km · 5.5 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Nearest town
- 14 km W of Winnfield (Winn Parish, Louisiana) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Kisatchie National Forest
- Best months
- Oct–Apr
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Louisiana
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Local route
- Route centre
- 31.9119, -92.7878
- Route start
- 31.9018, -92.7828
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 13745485
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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