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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 16–23 °C (61–73 °F)

  1. J-6°-18°54
  2. F-4°-16°59
  3. M0°-12°81
  4. A6°-8°75
  5. M13°-3°74
  6. J20°3°42
  7. J23°7°59
  8. A21°6°72
  9. S16°1°93
  10. O9°-5°89
  11. N0°-12°72
  12. D-6°-19°59

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
2.0 km · 1.2 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain range
Grand Mesa (Southern Rocky Mountains › Rocky Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
21 km NW of Cedaredge (Delta County, Colorado) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
Best months
Jun–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Colorado
Continent
North America
Route centre
39.0475, -108.0872
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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