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Pisgah Campground Trail

On Little Pisgah Mountain, Great Balsam Mountains

Trail2.3 km · 1.4 miBest Apr–Oct

Next nearby hike: Thompson Creek 0.6 mi · 1.0 kmExplore Little Pisgah Mountain →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 14–22 °C (57–72 °F)

  1. J4°-6°131
  2. F6°-4°148
  3. M9°-2°149
  4. A14°2°131
  5. M17°7°134
  6. J21°11°154
  7. J22°13°150
  8. A22°13°149
  9. S19°10°142
  10. O14°4°106
  11. N10°0°125
  12. D5°-4°147

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
2.3 km · 1.4 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
National Park Service
Data from
National Park Service
Mountain
Little Pisgah Mountain (mountain, 1,609 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Great Balsam Mountains (Blue Ridge Mountains › Appalachian Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
16 km SE of Canton (Haywood County, North Carolina) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Blue Ridge Parkway
Connects to
Shut-In Nrt (National Recreation Trail), Mount Pisgah Summit Trail (at its start or end)
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
North Carolina
Continent
North America
Route centre
35.4037, -82.7533
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

Thompson Creek

0.6 mi · 1.0 km · National Forests in North Carolina

Pilot Rock

0.9 mi · 1.4 km · National Forests in North Carolina

Mount Pisgah Summit Trail

1.4 mi · 2.2 km · National Forests in North Carolina

Frying Pan Trail

1.4 mi · 2.3 km · National Forests in North Carolina

Pilot Cove

1.7 mi · 2.7 km · National Forests in North Carolina

Big Creek

1.8 mi · 2.8 km · National Forests in North Carolina

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