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Rippey Wild Hiking Trail

On Needles Eye

Trail3.6 km · 2.2 miBest Oct–May

Next nearby hike: Thompson Creek Wild Hiking 0.9 mi · 1.4 kmExplore Needles Eye →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Oct–May · highs 10–26 °C (50–79 °F)

  1. J10°1°141
  2. F13°3°150
  3. M17°7°136
  4. A22°11°126
  5. M26°16°139
  6. J30°20°123
  7. J31°22°124
  8. A31°21°110
  9. S28°18°101
  10. O22°12°97
  11. N16°7°134
  12. D11°3°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
3.6 km · 2.2 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain
Needles Eye (mountain, 209 m; GeoNames)
Nearest town
12 km NE of Littleville (Winston County, Alabama) · GeoNames
Park or forest
National Forests in Alabama
Connects to
Sipsey Wild Hiking Trail, Thompson Creek Wild Hiking (at its start or end)
Best months
Oct–May
Country
United States of America
Region
Alabama
Continent
North America
Route centre
34.3163, -87.4709
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 Wild Hiking

0.9 mi · 1.4 km · National Forests in Alabama

Bunyan Hill Wild Hiking Trail

1.4 mi · 2.3 km · National Forests in Alabama

Sipsey Wild Hiking Trail

1.9 mi · 3.1 km · National Forests in Alabama

Randolph Wild Hiking Trail

2.0 mi · 3.2 km · National Forests in Alabama

Bunyan Hill Wild Horse

2.5 mi · 4.1 km · National Forests in Alabama

Gum Pond Wild Horse

2.9 mi · 4.7 km · National Forests in Alabama

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