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Hood's Branch No. 6

Trail4.7 km · 2.9 miBest Mar–May, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Rock Garden No. 4 1.0 mi · 1.7 kmExplore Daniel Boone National Forest →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov · highs 13–25 °C (55–77 °F)

  1. J6°-2°93
  2. F9°-1°96
  3. M14°3°109
  4. A19°8°105
  5. M23°13°139
  6. J27°17°116
  7. J29°19°135
  8. A29°19°96
  9. S25°15°89
  10. O19°9°82
  11. N13°5°96
  12. D7°-1°107

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

This trail in Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky, United States of America, is about 4.7 km (2.9 mi) long. It lies about 13 km west of Campton. It connects with Rock Garden No. 4.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
4.7 km · 2.9 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
State agency
Data from
Kentucky's Division of Geographic Information
Nearest town
13 km W of Campton (Wolfe County, Kentucky) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Daniel Boone National Forest
Connects to
Rock Garden No. 4, Sand Gap No. 5 (at its start or end)
Best months
Mar–May, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Kentucky
Continent
North America
Route centre
37.7657, -83.6950
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

Rock Garden No. 4

1.0 mi · 1.7 km · Daniel Boone National Forest

Sand Gap No. 5

1.1 mi · 1.8 km · Daniel Boone National Forest

Whittleton Branch Trail #216

2.4 mi · 3.9 km · Daniel Boone National Forest

Gray's Arch Trail #205

3.8 mi · 6.2 km · Daniel Boone National Forest

Silvermine Arch

3.9 mi · 6.3 km · Daniel Boone National Forest

Pinch-em Tight Trail #233

4.0 mi · 6.5 km · Daniel Boone National Forest

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