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South Fork Of Citico Trail

On Strawberry Knob, Unicoi Mountains

Trail12 km · 7 miBest Mar–Nov

Next nearby hike: Grassy Branch Trail 0.0 mi · 0.1 kmExplore Strawberry Knob →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–Nov · highs 13–27 °C (55–81 °F)

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  2. F9°0°220
  3. M14°3°184
  4. A18°7°166
  5. M22°12°170
  6. J25°16°185
  7. J27°18°193
  8. A26°17°138
  9. S23°14°138
  10. O19°9°112
  11. N13°4°166
  12. D8°0°210

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

South Fork Of Citico Trail is a trail of about 12 km (7 mi) in Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee, United States of America. It is on Strawberry Knob in the Unicoi Mountains. It lies about 19 km east of Tellico Plains.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
12 km · 7 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain
Strawberry Knob (mountain, 1,413 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Unicoi Mountains (Southern Blue Ridge Front › Blue Ridge Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
19 km E of Tellico Plains (Monroe County, Tennessee) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Cherokee National Forest
Connects to
Fodderstack Mountain (at its start or end)
Best months
Mar–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Tennessee
Continent
North America
Route centre
35.3823, -84.0850
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

Grassy Branch Trail

0.0 mi · 0.1 km · Cherokee National Forest

Flats Mountain Trail

0.9 mi · 1.4 km · Cherokee National Forest

Brush Mountain Hiking Trail

0.9 mi · 1.5 km · Cherokee National Forest

Mcnabb Creek Trail

1.8 mi · 2.8 km · Cherokee National Forest

Hemlock Trail

2.1 mi · 3.4 km · Cherokee National Forest

Falls Branch Trail

2.2 mi · 3.6 km · Cherokee National Forest

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