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Sheltowee Trace

Trail33 km · 20 miBest Mar–May, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Martins Branch 2.7 mi · 4.3 kmExplore Daniel Boone National Forest →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov · highs 13–25 °C (55–77 °F)

  1. J5°-3°90
  2. F8°-2°89
  3. M13°3°110
  4. A19°8°103
  5. M23°13°138
  6. J27°17°112
  7. J29°20°136
  8. A29°19°90
  9. S25°15°81
  10. O19°10°81
  11. N13°4°94
  12. D7°-1°104

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

About 33 km (20 mi) long, Sheltowee Trace is a trail in Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky, United States of America. It lies about 2.4 km northwest of Morehead. It is designated a National Recreation Trail.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
33 km · 20 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Designation
National Recreation Trail
Nearest town
2.4 km NW of Morehead (Rowan County, Kentucky) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Daniel Boone National Forest
Best months
Mar–May, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Kentucky
Continent
North America
Route centre
38.1902, -83.4556
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

Martins Branch

2.7 mi · 4.3 km · Daniel Boone National Forest

Big Limestone Connector

3.8 mi · 6.1 km · Daniel Boone National Forest

Limestone Loop D

3.8 mi · 6.2 km · Daniel Boone National Forest

Limestone Loop A

4.7 mi · 7.5 km · Daniel Boone National Forest

Lakeview Ridge

5.9 mi · 9.5 km · Daniel Boone National Forest

Knob Overlook

7 mi · 12 km · Daniel Boone National Forest

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