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Heart Of Appalachia Bike Route

In Heart Of Appalachia Bike

Trail48 km · 30 miBest Mar–Nov

Next nearby hike: Brumley Mountain Trail 7 mi · 12 kmExplore Heart Of Appalachia Bike →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–Nov · highs 12–26 °C (54–79 °F)

  1. J6°-4°92
  2. F8°-2°99
  3. M12°1°103
  4. A17°6°94
  5. M21°11°114
  6. J25°15°106
  7. J26°17°131
  8. A26°17°102
  9. S23°13°76
  10. O18°8°62
  11. N12°3°76
  12. D7°-2°89

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

Heart Of Appalachia Bike Route is a trail of about 48 km (30 mi) in Virginia, United States of America. It lies about 5.1 km west of Lebanon. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Mar–Nov.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
48 km · 30 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Data from
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Place
Heart Of Appalachia Bike (grouped by trail name)
Nearest town
5.1 km W of Lebanon (Russell County, Virginia) · GeoNames
Best months
Mar–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Virginia
Continent
North America
Route centre
36.9146, -82.1348
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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