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Rock Garden Trail

Trail2.6 km · 1.6 miBest Oct–May

Next nearby hike: Purple Trail 0.2 mi · 0.3 kmExplore Alabama →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Oct–May · highs 12–27 °C (54–81 °F)

  1. J12°3°124
  2. F14°4°143
  3. M18°7°143
  4. A22°11°114
  5. M27°16°114
  6. J30°20°122
  7. J31°22°130
  8. A31°22°113
  9. S28°19°104
  10. O23°13°82
  11. N18°8°118
  12. D13°4°134

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

This trail in Alabama, United States of America, is about 2.6 km (1.6 mi) long. It lies about 3.7 km southeast of Indian Springs Village. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Oct–May.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
2.6 km · 1.6 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
State agency
Data from
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Nearest town
3.7 km SE of Indian Springs Village (Shelby County, Alabama) · GeoNames
Best months
Oct–May
Country
United States of America
Region
Alabama
Continent
North America
Route centre
33.3430, -86.7195
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

Purple Trail

0.2 mi · 0.3 km · Alabama

Snake Trail

0.3 mi · 0.5 km · Alabama

Shackleford Point Trail

0.7 mi · 1.2 km · Alabama

Boulder Ridge Trail

0.9 mi · 1.5 km · Alabama

Slingshot

1.1 mi · 1.7 km · Alabama

Foothills Trail

1.4 mi · 2.3 km · Alabama

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