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Indian Head Rail Trail

Local route21 km · 13 miBest Mar–May, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Nature Trail 7 mi · 11 kmExplore Maryland →

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Best time to hike

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

  1. J6°-1°75
  2. F8°0°73
  3. M13°3°95
  4. A19°9°93
  5. M23°14°108
  6. J28°19°103
  7. J30°22°117
  8. A29°21°102
  9. S25°18°99
  10. O19°11°90
  11. N14°6°82
  12. D8°1°85

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

Mapped length
21 km · 13 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
1.5 km SW of Saint Charles (Charles County, Maryland) · GeoNames
Best months
Mar–May, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Maryland
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Ref
IHRT
Route centre
38.5882, -77.0578
Route start
38.5921, -76.9475
OpenStreetMap
relation 15822409
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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