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North Central State Trail

Trail6.4 km · 4.0 miBest Apr–Oct

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 12–25 °C (54–77 °F)

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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

North Central State Trail is a trail of about 6.4 km (4.0 mi) in Michigan, United States of America. It lies about 13 km south of Gaylord. It is designated a National Recreation Trail.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length: 6.4 km · 4.0 mi (agency length field)
Source: USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by: Unknown
Data from: Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Designation: National Recreation Trail
Place: North Central State (grouped by trail name)
Nearest town: 13 km S of Gaylord (Otsego County, Michigan) · GeoNames
Best months: Apr–Oct
Country: United States of America
Region: Michigan
Continent: North America
Route centre: 44.9092, -84.6964

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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