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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov · highs 12–27 °C (54–81 °F)
- J4°-5°85
- F6°-4°84
- M11°0°107
- A17°5°110
- M21°10°131
- J26°15°137
- J28°17°131
- A27°17°114
- S23°13°138
- O17°7°103
- N12°2°111
- D6°-2°93
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
- Mapped length
- 5.3 km · 3.3 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Shenandoah-North Section (Northern Blue Ridge › Blue Ridge Mountains; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 11 km W of Washington (Rappahannock County, Virginia) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Shenandoah National Park
- Best months
- Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Virginia
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- United State National Park Service
- Route centre
- 38.7309, -78.2923
- Route start
- 38.7195, -78.2818
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 10734797
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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