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Hoover Nature Trail

Trail15 km · 9 miBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct · highs 16–27 °C (61–81 °F)

  1. J-1°-10°31
  2. F2°-7°39
  3. M9°-1°62
  4. A16°5°91
  5. M22°11°118
  6. J27°17°132
  7. J29°19°120
  8. A28°18°122
  9. S24°14°89
  10. O17°8°80
  11. N9°1°64
  12. D1°-7°45

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.

Trail facts

Length
15 km · 9 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
Unknown
Data from
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Nearest town
1.2 km N of West Branch (Cedar County, Iowa) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Iowa
Continent
North America
Route centre
41.7209, -91.4012
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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