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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Feb–May, Sep–Nov · highs 11–25 °C (52–77 °F)
- J9°0°151
- F11°1°161
- M15°4°141
- A19°8°128
- M23°13°126
- J27°17°136
- J29°19°146
- A28°19°116
- S25°15°114
- O20°10°91
- N15°5°134
- D10°1°156
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
- 5.0 km · 3.1 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Georgia Blue Ridge (Southern Blue Ridge Front › Blue Ridge Mountains; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 6.6 km SE of Benton (Polk County, Tennessee) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Cherokee National Forest
- Best months
- Feb–May, Sep–Nov
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Tennessee
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Local route
- Ref
- 388
- Operator (OSM)
- US Forest Service
- Shape
- Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
- Route centre
- 35.1344, -84.6019
- Route start
- 35.1294, -84.6062
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 20123901
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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