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Rocky Gap Horse Trail

Trail31 km · 19 miBest Feb–May, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Willis Knob Horse Trail 0.7 mi · 1.1 kmExplore Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Feb–May, Sep–Nov · highs 11–25 °C (52–77 °F)

  1. J9°0°156
  2. F11°1°167
  3. M15°5°160
  4. A20°8°136
  5. M24°13°130
  6. J27°17°156
  7. J29°19°164
  8. A28°19°155
  9. S25°16°149
  10. O20°10°123
  11. N15°6°145
  12. D10°1°177

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
31 km · 19 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Nearest town
18 km E of Mountain City (Rabun County, Georgia) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests
Best months
Feb–May, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
South Carolina
Continent
North America
Route centre
34.8754, -83.2084
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

Willis Knob Horse Trail

0.7 mi · 1.1 km · Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests

Bartram

3.0 mi · 4.9 km · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests

Chattooga River Trail

4.7 mi · 7.6 km · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests

Oconee Trail

6.1 mi · 9.8 km · Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests

3 Forks

6.1 mi · 9.9 km · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests

Old Waterwheel Trail

6 mi · 10 km · Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests

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