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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Nov · highs 11–25 °C (52–77 °F)
- J4°-5°90
- F6°-5°92
- M10°-1°114
- A15°3°111
- M19°8°136
- J23°13°124
- J25°15°146
- A24°14°126
- S21°11°133
- O16°5°109
- N11°1°112
- D5°-3°103
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
- 5.1 km · 3.2 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- South Central Virginia Blue Ridge (Northern Blue Ridge › Blue Ridge Mountains; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 9.4 km SW of Sherando (Augusta County, Virginia) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- George Washington and Jefferson National Forest
- Connects to
- Saint Mary's (at its start or end)
- Best months
- Apr–Nov
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Virginia
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Local route
- Ref
- 479
- Operator (OSM)
- George Washington National Forest
- Route centre
- 37.9609, -79.0372
- Route start
- 37.9430, -79.0492
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 15745239
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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