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Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail

National route12 km · 7 miBest Oct–Apr

Next nearby hike: Tallys Trail 23 mi · 37 kmExplore Mississippi →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Oct–Apr · highs 14–25 °C (57–77 °F)

  1. J14°5°132
  2. F17°7°137
  3. M21°10°147
  4. A25°14°112
  5. M29°19°120
  6. J32°22°122
  7. J33°24°116
  8. A33°24°108
  9. S30°21°91
  10. O25°15°101
  11. N20°11°120
  12. D15°6°141

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

Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail is a national hiking route of about 12 km (7 mi) in Mississippi, United States of America. It lies about 9.8 km west of Fayette. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Oct–Apr.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
12 km · 7 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
9.8 km W of Fayette (Jefferson County, Mississippi) · GeoNames
Best months
Oct–Apr
Country
United States of America
Region
Mississippi
Continent
North America
Route type
National route
Operator (OSM)
United States National Park Service
Route centre
33.7514, -89.1829
Route start
31.7449, -91.1564
OpenStreetMap
relation 18963604
Official info
nps.gov/natt/index.htm
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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