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Sam Michaels Perimeter Trail

Trail2.0 km · 1.2 miBest Mar–May, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Boliver Heights Lower Loop 2.7 mi · 4.4 kmExplore West Virginia →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov · highs 12–25 °C (54–77 °F)

  1. J5°-4°66
  2. F7°-3°67
  3. M12°1°85
  4. A18°7°87
  5. M23°12°102
  6. J28°17°92
  7. J30°20°98
  8. A29°19°87
  9. S25°15°90
  10. O19°9°80
  11. N13°4°80
  12. D6°-1°73

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
2.0 km · 1.2 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
County
Data from
West Virginia GIS Technical Center
Nearest town
3.6 km SE of Shenandoah Junction (Jefferson County, West Virginia) · GeoNames
Best months
Mar–May, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
West Virginia
Continent
North America
Route centre
39.3412, -77.8084
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

Boliver Heights Lower Loop

2.7 mi · 4.4 km · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

Allstadt Farm Trail

3.0 mi · 4.9 km · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

Murphy-Chambers Farm Trail

3.2 mi · 5.1 km · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

Visitor Center Trail

3.5 mi · 5.7 km · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

Virginius Island Trail

4.0 mi · 6.5 km · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

Hamilton Street Trail

4.4 mi · 7.0 km · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

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