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Slate Lick

Trail6.7 km · 4.2 miBest Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov · highs 12–26 °C (54–79 °F)

  1. J5°-5°60
  2. F7°-3°63
  3. M12°1°84
  4. A18°6°84
  5. M22°11°102
  6. J26°16°92
  7. J28°18°105
  8. A28°17°94
  9. S24°14°101
  10. O18°8°74
  11. N12°3°76
  12. D6°-2°67

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
6.7 km · 4.2 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Nearest town
14 km W of Broadway (Rockingham County, Virginia) · GeoNames
Park or forest
George Washington and Jefferson National Forest
Best months
Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Virginia
Continent
North America
Route centre
38.6040, -78.9706
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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