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HQ Visitor Center Loop Trail/Mountains to Sea Trail

On Hemphill Knob, South North Carolina Blue Ridge Crest

Trail2.3 km · 1.4 miBest Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 3 1.4 mi · 2.2 kmExplore Hemphill Knob →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov · highs 14–26 °C (57–79 °F)

  1. J8°-2°86
  2. F10°-1°96
  3. M14°3°103
  4. A19°7°88
  5. M23°12°93
  6. J26°16°107
  7. J28°18°108
  8. A27°18°106
  9. S24°15°103
  10. O19°9°71
  11. N14°4°83
  12. D9°-1°92

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

HQ Visitor Center Loop Trail/Mountains to Sea Trail is a trail in Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina, United States of America, about 2.3 km (1.4 mi) in length. It is on Hemphill Knob in South North Carolina Blue Ridge Crest. It lies about 4.6 km northeast of Biltmore Forest.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
2.3 km · 1.4 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
National Park Service
Data from
National Park Service
Mountain
Hemphill Knob (mountain, 770 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
South North Carolina Blue Ridge Crest (Southern Blue Ridge Front › Blue Ridge Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
4.6 km NE of Biltmore Forest (Buncombe County, North Carolina) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Blue Ridge Parkway
Best months
Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
North Carolina
Continent
North America
Route centre
35.5643, -82.4884
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

Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 3

1.4 mi · 2.2 km · Blue Ridge Parkway

Bent Creek Trail

9 mi · 14 km · National Forests in North Carolina

Deer Lake Lodge Trail

9 mi · 14 km · National Forests in North Carolina

Ingles Field Gap

10 mi · 16 km · National Forests in North Carolina

Mountains to Sea Trail

10 mi · 16 km · National Forests in North Carolina

Pinetree Loop

10 mi · 16 km · National Forests in North Carolina

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