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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov · highs 14–27 °C (57–81 °F)

  1. J7°-2°116
  2. F9°0°121
  3. M14°3°134
  4. A19°8°118
  5. M22°12°116
  6. J26°17°125
  7. J28°19°137
  8. A27°18°148
  9. S24°15°141
  10. O19°9°94
  11. N14°4°110
  12. D8°0°123

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

Harris Creek Horse is a trail in National Forests in North Carolina, North Carolina, United States of America, about 5.5 km (3.4 mi) in length. It is on Grassy Knob in North North Carolina Blue Ridge Crest. It lies about 12 km northwest of Marion.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
5.5 km · 3.4 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain
Grassy Knob (mountain, 613 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
North North Carolina Blue Ridge Crest (Southern Blue Ridge Front › Blue Ridge Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
12 km NW of Marion (McDowell County, North Carolina) · GeoNames
Park or forest
National Forests in North Carolina
Best months
Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
North Carolina
Continent
North America
Route centre
35.7773, -82.0654
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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