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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov · highs 11–26 °C (52–79 °F)
- J3°-5°78
- F5°-4°80
- M10°0°96
- A16°5°98
- M21°11°122
- J26°16°105
- J28°18°110
- A27°18°104
- S23°14°108
- O17°8°92
- N11°3°92
- D5°-2°91
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
- 325 km · 202 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Park or forest
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail
- Connects to
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Scenic Trail: Appalachian) (at its start or end)
- Best months
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Pennsylvania
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Regional route
- Ref
- MDT
- Route centre
- 39.8229, -76.3644
- Route start
- 40.0983, -77.1286
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 1820324
- Wikidata
- Q6783524
- Official info
- masondixontrail.org/
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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