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Haw River Land Trail

Regional route25 km · 15 miBest Feb–May, Sep–Dec

Next nearby hike: Interpretive Trail 20 mi · 32 kmExplore North Carolina →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Feb–May, Sep–Dec · highs 10–26 °C (50–79 °F)

  1. J9°0°82
  2. F11°1°82
  3. M16°5°106
  4. A21°9°94
  5. M25°14°90
  6. J30°19°105
  7. J31°21°124
  8. A30°21°108
  9. S26°17°103
  10. O21°11°85
  11. N16°6°84
  12. D10°2°90

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

The Haw River Trail is a paddle and hiking trail along the Haw River, which is managed by a partnership of local governments and the State of North Carolina. Half of the land trail is also a portion of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail.

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Trail facts

Mapped length
25 km · 15 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
2.3 km SE of Ossipee (Alamance County, North Carolina) · GeoNames
Best months
Feb–May, Sep–Dec
Country
United States of America
Region
North Carolina
Continent
North America
Route type
Regional route
Ref
HRT
Operator (OSM)
Haw River Trail Partnership
Route centre
36.0512, -79.3998
Route start
36.1626, -79.4878
OpenStreetMap
relation 11759388
Wikidata
Q5684143
Official info
thehaw.org/
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 start

Interpretive Trail

20 mi · 32 km · Guilford Courthouse National Military Park

Occoneechee Mt. Loop Trail

22 mi · 35 km · North Carolina

Red Loop Bike Trail

28 mi · 46 km · Virginia

Blue Loop Bike Trail

28 mi · 46 km · Virginia

Witchback

29 mi · 46 km · Virginia

Grass Trail

29 mi · 46 km · Virginia

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