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Lykens Valley Rail Trail

Trail11 km · 7 miBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov

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Best time to hike

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

  1. J2°-6°90
  2. F4°-5°84
  3. M9°-1°100
  4. A16°5°112
  5. M21°10°115
  6. J26°15°127
  7. J28°18°124
  8. A27°17°117
  9. S23°14°117
  10. O16°8°108
  11. N10°3°103
  12. D4°-3°99

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

Length
11 km · 7 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
County
Data from
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Nearest town
1.8 km E of Wiconisco (Dauphin County, Pennsylvania) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Pennsylvania
Continent
North America
Route centre
40.5816, -76.6504
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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