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Saginaw Valley Rail Trail

Trail16 km · 10 miBest Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct

Next nearby hike: Ferguson Bayou Nature Trail 5.5 mi · 8.8 kmExplore Michigan →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct · highs 14–26 °C (57–79 °F)

  1. J-1°-9°48
  2. F1°-8°46
  3. M7°-4°56
  4. A14°3°86
  5. M20°9°97
  6. J25°15°96
  7. J28°17°83
  8. A26°17°98
  9. S22°13°110
  10. O15°7°81
  11. N8°1°80
  12. D1°-5°54

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

Saginaw Valley Rail Trail is a trail in Michigan, United States of America, about 16 km (10 mi) in length. It lies about 6.9 km north of Saint Charles. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
16 km · 10 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
State agency
Data from
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Nearest town
6.9 km N of Saint Charles (Saginaw County, Michigan) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Michigan
Continent
North America
Route centre
43.3589, -84.1312
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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