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MTS / Tanawha Trail

On Pilot Knob, North North Carolina Blue Ridge Crest

Trail19 km · 12 miBest Apr–Nov

Next nearby hike: Daniel Boone Scout Trail 0.6 mi · 1.0 kmExplore Pilot Knob →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Nov · highs 10–24 °C (50–75 °F)

  1. J4°-5°128
  2. F6°-4°134
  3. M10°-1°153
  4. A15°4°147
  5. M18°8°144
  6. J22°13°154
  7. J24°15°177
  8. A23°14°164
  9. S20°11°141
  10. O15°6°101
  11. N10°1°121
  12. D5°-3°133

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
19 km · 12 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
National Park Service
Data from
National Park Service
Mountain
Pilot Knob (mountain, 1,445 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
North North Carolina Blue Ridge Crest (Southern Blue Ridge Front › Blue Ridge Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
5.1 km S of Foscoe (Watauga County, North Carolina) · GeoNames
Park or forest
National Forests in North Carolina
Best months
Apr–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
North Carolina
Continent
North America
Route centre
36.1037, -81.7933
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.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Daniel Boone Scout Trail

0.6 mi · 1.0 km · National Forests in North Carolina

Cragway Loop

0.8 mi · 1.4 km · National Forests in North Carolina

Grandfather Trail

1.5 mi · 2.5 km · National Forests in North Carolina

Profile Trail

1.9 mi · 3.1 km · National Forests in North Carolina

Bill Crump

3.5 mi · 5.7 km · National Forests in North Carolina

Price Lake Loop

3.9 mi · 6.3 km · Blue Ridge Parkway

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