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Harmony Borax Furnace Creek Bike Path

Trail2.2 km · 1.4 miBest Nov–Mar

Next nearby hike: Gower Gulch 3.7 mi · 5.9 kmExplore Death Valley National Park →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Nov–Mar · highs 17–27 °C (63–81 °F)

  1. J18°8°11
  2. F21°11°14
  3. M27°15°11
  4. A31°19°5
  5. M37°24°2
  6. J42°29°2
  7. J45°32°4
  8. A44°31°7
  9. S39°26°5
  10. O32°20°3
  11. N23°12°7
  12. D17°7°10

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

Harmony Borax Furnace Creek Bike Path is a trail of about 2.2 km (1.4 mi) in Death Valley National Park, California, United States of America. It lies about 25 km north of Death Valley. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Nov–Mar.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
2.2 km · 1.4 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
National Park Service
Data from
National Park Service
Nearest town
25 km N of Death Valley (Inyo County, California) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Death Valley National Park
Best months
Nov–Mar
Country
United States of America
Region
California
Continent
North America
Route centre
36.4610, -116.8655
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

Gower Gulch

3.7 mi · 5.9 km · Death Valley National Park

Golden Canyon to Zabriskie

3.9 mi · 6.3 km · Death Valley National Park

Desolation Canyon

6.0 mi · 9.6 km · Death Valley National Park

Indian Pass

11 mi · 17 km · Death Valley National Park

Amargosa View

13 mi · 21 km · Death Valley National Park

Upper Trail Canyon

14 mi · 22 km · Death Valley National Park

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