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Sheltowee Trace National Recreation Trail
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov · highs 12–27 °C (54–81 °F)
- J5°-3°102
- F7°-2°98
- M12°2°125
- A18°7°115
- M22°12°158
- J27°17°127
- J29°19°147
- A28°19°105
- S25°15°90
- O19°9°90
- N13°4°103
- D7°-1°112
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
Sheltowee Trace National Recreation Trail is a regional hiking route of about 441 km (274 mi) in Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky, United States of America. It connects with Sheltowee Trace. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 441 km · 274 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Park or forest
- Daniel Boone National Forest
- Connects to
- Sheltowee Trace (National Recreation Trail) (at its start or end)
- Best months
- Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Kentucky
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Regional route
- Ref
- 100
- Operator (OSM)
- USFS
- Route centre
- 37.4975, -84.0508
- Route start
- 38.3853, -83.4161
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 12041624
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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