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John Muir Trail (Segment N)

Trail3.8 km · 2.4 miBest Mar–May, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Rock Creek Loop (Segment A) 0.4 mi · 0.7 kmExplore Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area →

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Best time to hike

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

  1. J7°-1°131
  2. F10°0°117
  3. M14°4°125
  4. A19°8°117
  5. M23°13°138
  6. J27°18°122
  7. J29°20°128
  8. A28°19°121
  9. S25°16°96
  10. O20°10°89
  11. N14°5°108
  12. D8°0°135

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
3.8 km · 2.4 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
National Park Service
Data from
National Park Service
Nearest town
24 km NW of Oneida (Scott County, Tennessee) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Connects to
Rock Creek Loop (Segment A) (at its start or end)
Best months
Mar–May, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Tennessee
Continent
North America
Route centre
36.5943, -84.7517
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 Creek Loop (Segment A)

0.4 mi · 0.7 km · Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area

Parker Mountain

0.8 mi · 1.3 km · Daniel Boone National Forest

Sheltowee Trace (Segment F)

1.3 mi · 2.1 km · Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area

Gobblers Knob Trail

2.4 mi · 3.8 km · Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area

John Muir Trail (Segment M)

2.5 mi · 4.0 km · Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area

Hatfield Ridge Trail (Segment B)

3.3 mi · 5.3 km · Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area

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