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North/South Trail

Local route91 km · 57 miBest Mar–May, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: North End Paved 0.8 mi · 1.3 kmExplore Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area →

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Best time to hike

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

  1. J7°-1°102
  2. F9°1°104
  3. M15°5°110
  4. A20°10°111
  5. M25°16°127
  6. J29°20°105
  7. J31°23°102
  8. A31°22°71
  9. S27°18°84
  10. O21°12°88
  11. N14°7°104
  12. D8°1°113

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

About 91 km (57 mi) long, North/South Trail is a local hiking route in Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, Kentucky, United States of America. It lies about 11 km southwest of Kuttawa. It connects with Canal Loop.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
91 km · 57 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
11 km SW of Kuttawa (Lyon County, Kentucky) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area
Connects to
Canal Loop, North End Paved (at its start or end)
Best months
Mar–May, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Kentucky
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Ref
NS
Operator (OSM)
Forest Service Land Between The Lakes
Route centre
36.7462, -88.0600
Route start
36.9707, -88.1981
OpenStreetMap
relation 6055272
Official info
landbetweenthelakes.us/seendo/trails/hike-bike-t
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 start

North End Paved

0.8 mi · 1.3 km · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area

Canal Loop

0.9 mi · 1.4 km · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area

Heritage Bohanon Loop

2.3 mi · 3.8 km · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area

Nature Station Connector

8 mi · 13 km · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area

Hematite Trail

10 mi · 16 km · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area

Honker Trail

10 mi · 16 km · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area

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