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Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct · highs 12–26 °C (54–79 °F)
- J0°-6°69
- F1°-5°58
- M6°-1°72
- A12°5°103
- M19°12°112
- J25°18°119
- J27°21°119
- A26°20°113
- S23°16°108
- O16°10°101
- N9°4°101
- D2°-3°78
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
- 6.4 km · 4.0 mi (agency length field)
- Source
- USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
- Managed by
- Local government
- Data from
- Indiana Department of Natural Resources
- Nearest town
- 2.2 km SW of Michigan City (LaPorte County, Indiana) · GeoNames
- Connects to
- Singing Sands Trail, Striebel Pond Trail (at its start or end)
- Best months
- Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Indiana
- Continent
- North America
- Route centre
- 41.6832, -86.9098
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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