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Hercules Glades- Blair Ridge

Trail4.2 km · 2.6 miBest Mar–May, Oct–Nov

Next nearby hike: Hercules Glade- Middle 0.2 mi · 0.4 kmExplore Mark Twain National Forest →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–May, Oct–Nov · highs 14–25 °C (57–77 °F)

  1. J8°-2°69
  2. F10°0°69
  3. M16°4°103
  4. A21°9°112
  5. M25°15°124
  6. J29°19°115
  7. J32°22°101
  8. A32°21°87
  9. S27°17°110
  10. O21°11°97
  11. N14°5°107
  12. D8°0°83

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

Hercules Glades- Blair Ridge is a trail of about 4.2 km (2.6 mi) in Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri, United States of America. It lies about 10 km east of Kissee Mills. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Mar–May, Oct–Nov.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
4.2 km · 2.6 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Nearest town
10 km E of Kissee Mills (Taney County, Missouri) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Mark Twain National Forest
Best months
Mar–May, Oct–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Missouri
Continent
North America
Route centre
36.6831, -92.9301
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

Hercules Glade- Middle

0.2 mi · 0.4 km · Mark Twain National Forest

Hercules Glades- Pete Hollow

0.7 mi · 1.1 km · Mark Twain National Forest

Hercules Glade Wilderness Loop

0.9 mi · 1.4 km · Mark Twain National Forest

Hercules Glades- Long Creek

1.2 mi · 1.9 km · Mark Twain National Forest

Hercules Glades-Coy Bald

1.2 mi · 2.0 km · Mark Twain National Forest

Hercules Glades-Upper Pilot

1.7 mi · 2.7 km · Mark Twain National Forest

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