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North Plateau Trail

Trail11 km · 7 miBest Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Connector Trail 2.4 mi · 3.9 kmExplore Tennessee →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov · highs 14–27 °C (57–81 °F)

  1. J7°-1°156
  2. F10°0°150
  3. M14°4°142
  4. A19°8°123
  5. M23°13°116
  6. J27°17°129
  7. J28°19°137
  8. A28°19°113
  9. S25°16°106
  10. O20°10°79
  11. N14°5°124
  12. D9°1°152

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
11 km · 7 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
Local government
Data from
State of Tennessee
Nearest town
13 km NE of Gruetli-Laager (Grundy County, Tennessee) · GeoNames
Connects to
Connector Trail, North Rim Trail (at its start or end)
Best months
Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Tennessee
Continent
North America
Route centre
35.4762, -85.5552
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

Connector Trail

2.4 mi · 3.9 km · Tennessee

North Rim Trail

2.5 mi · 4.0 km · Tennessee

South Rim Trail

3.4 mi · 5.4 km · Tennessee

Collins Gulf Trail

5.0 mi · 8.1 km · Tennessee

Collins Rim Trail

5.2 mi · 8.4 km · Tennessee

Big Creek Rim Trail

5.9 mi · 9.4 km · Tennessee

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