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Sauk Rail Trail

In Sauk Rail

Trail6.1 km · 3.8 miBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

Next nearby hike: Town Loop Trail 15 mi · 24 kmExplore Sauk Rail →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct · highs 16–26 °C (61–79 °F)

  1. J-1°-10°21
  2. F2°-8°24
  3. M9°-2°54
  4. A16°5°86
  5. M22°11°116
  6. J26°16°138
  7. J28°19°116
  8. A28°18°108
  9. S24°14°76
  10. O17°7°63
  11. N8°-1°40
  12. D0°-8°28

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

Sauk Rail Trail is a trail of about 6.1 km (3.8 mi) in Iowa, United States of America. It lies about 3.4 km southeast of Carroll. It is designated a National Recreation Trail.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
6.1 km · 3.8 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
County
Data from
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Designation
National Recreation Trail
Place
Sauk Rail (grouped by trail name)
Nearest town
3.4 km SE of Carroll (Carroll County, Iowa) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Iowa
Continent
North America
Route centre
42.0427, -94.8405
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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