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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Feb–May, Sep–Nov · highs 11–25 °C (52–77 °F)
- J8°-1°116
- F11°1°120
- M15°4°134
- A20°9°120
- M24°13°121
- J28°18°134
- J29°20°148
- A28°19°146
- S25°16°131
- O20°10°96
- N15°5°110
- D9°0°121
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.
About this trail
Alternate route in case the Linville River is too high to ford.
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Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 6.7 km · 4.2 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- North North Carolina Blue Ridge Crest (Southern Blue Ridge Front › Blue Ridge Mountains; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 14 km NW of Glen Alpine (Burke County, North Carolina) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- National Forests in North Carolina
- Best months
- Feb–May, Sep–Nov
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- North Carolina
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Local route
- Route centre
- 35.8037, -81.8922
- Route start
- 35.8072, -81.9026
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 9490752
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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