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Kings Mountain National Recreation Trail

Local route16 km · 10 miBest Feb–May, Sep–Dec

Next nearby hike: Battlefield Trail 1.8 mi · 2.9 kmExplore Kings Mountain National Military Park →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Feb–May, Sep–Dec · highs 11–27 °C (52–81 °F)

  1. J10°1°96
  2. F12°2°94
  3. M17°6°110
  4. A22°10°82
  5. M26°15°91
  6. J30°19°106
  7. J31°21°103
  8. A30°21°114
  9. S27°17°95
  10. O21°12°93
  11. N16°7°89
  12. D11°2°102

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

Kings Mountain National Recreation Trail is a local hiking route of about 16 km (10 mi) in South Carolina, United States of America. It lies about 10 km southeast of Grover. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length (signed)
16 km · 10 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
23 km · 14 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearby park
Kings Mountain National Military Park (0.8 km from the boundary)
Nearest town
10 km SE of Grover (Cleveland County, North Carolina) · GeoNames
Best months
Feb–May, Sep–Dec
Country
United States of America
Region
South Carolina
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
35.1235, -81.3752
Route start
35.1354, -81.3505
OpenStreetMap
relation 9346338
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 start

Battlefield Trail

1.8 mi · 2.9 km · Kings Mountain National Military Park

Browns Mountain Trail

2.3 mi · 3.6 km · Kings Mountain National Military Park

Garner Creek Trail

2.9 mi · 4.7 km · South Carolina

Pinnacle Trail

5.9 mi · 9.4 km · North Carolina

Crowders Trail

7 mi · 11 km · North Carolina

Tower Trail

8 mi · 12 km · North Carolina

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