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North Central State Trail

In North Central State

Trail16 km · 10 miBest Apr–Oct

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7-day forecast

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Best time to hike

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

J-4°-12°52
F-3°-12°41
M3°-7°44
A12°1°65
M18°7°77
J23°13°82
J25°16°69
A24°16°93
S20°12°93
O13°6°91
N6°0°65
D-1°-7°59

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 in Michigan, United States of America, about 16 km (10 mi) in length. It lies about 15 km north of Vanderbilt. It is designated a National Recreation Trail.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length: 16 km · 10 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: 15 km N of Vanderbilt (Otsego County, Michigan) · GeoNames
Best months: Apr–Oct
Country: United States of America
Region: Michigan
Continent: North America
Route centre: 45.2438, -84.5949

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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