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K & T Railroad R.O.W.

Trail7.9 km · 4.9 miBest Feb–May, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Blue Heron Loop Trail 2.0 mi · 3.2 kmExplore Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Feb–May, Sep–Nov · highs 10–26 °C (50–79 °F)

  1. J7°-1°110
  2. F10°0°101
  3. M15°4°110
  4. A20°9°98
  5. M24°14°121
  6. J28°18°107
  7. J30°21°118
  8. A29°20°98
  9. S26°17°83
  10. O21°11°73
  11. N15°6°92
  12. D9°1°116

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

K & T Railroad R.O.W. is a trail in Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Kentucky, United States of America, about 7.9 km (4.9 mi) in length. It lies about 4.9 km west of Stearns. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
7.9 km · 4.9 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
National Park Service
Data from
National Park Service
Nearest town
4.9 km W of Stearns (McCreary County, Kentucky) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Best months
Feb–May, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Kentucky
Continent
North America
Route centre
36.6998, -84.5359
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

Blue Heron Loop Trail

2.0 mi · 3.2 km · Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area

Sheltowee Trace

2.1 mi · 3.4 km · Daniel Boone National Forest

Laurel Branch Horse Trail

2.2 mi · 3.6 km · Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area

Lick Creek

2.4 mi · 3.9 km · Daniel Boone National Forest

ALUM

3.2 mi · 5.2 km · Daniel Boone National Forest

Lee Hollow Loop

3.7 mi · 6.0 km · Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area

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