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Railroad Grade Trail (Holly River)

In the Western Allegheny Mountains

Trail11 km · 7 miBest Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov

Next nearby hike: Potato Knob Trail 1.7 mi · 2.8 kmExplore Western Allegheny Mountains →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov · highs 10–24 °C (50–75 °F)

  1. J3°-6°139
  2. F5°-5°132
  3. M9°-1°161
  4. A15°5°159
  5. M19°10°191
  6. J23°14°186
  7. J24°16°207
  8. A24°16°155
  9. S21°12°136
  10. O16°7°122
  11. N10°2°140
  12. D4°-4°151

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 11 km (7 mi) long, Railroad Grade Trail (Holly River) is a trail in West Virginia, United States of America. It is in the Western Allegheny Mountains. It lies about 21 km northeast of Webster Springs.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
11 km · 7 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
State agency
Data from
West Virginia GIS Technical Center
Mountain range
Western Allegheny Mountains (Allegheny Mountains › Appalachian Plateau; GMBA)
Nearest town
21 km NE of Webster Springs (Webster County, West Virginia) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
West Virginia
Continent
North America
Route centre
38.6582, -80.3043
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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