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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 13–23 °C (55–73 °F)
- J1°-8°101
- F3°-7°96
- M7°-3°125
- A13°3°127
- M17°8°159
- J21°12°143
- J23°15°162
- A23°14°126
- S19°11°112
- O14°5°102
- N8°0°103
- D3°-5°104
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
- 8.3 km · 5.2 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Allegheny Mountains (Appalachian Plateau › Appalachian Mountains; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 26 km E of East Dailey (Randolph County, West Virginia) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Monongahela National Forest
- Best months
- Apr–Oct
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- West Virginia
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Local route
- Ref
- 557
- Route centre
- 38.7465, -79.5697
- Route start
- 38.7460, -79.5970
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 16234582
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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