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Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov · highs 13–25 °C (55–77 °F)
- J6°-2°77
- F8°-1°74
- M13°3°96
- A19°8°93
- M24°13°114
- J28°18°102
- J31°21°113
- A29°20°97
- S25°17°107
- O19°10°93
- N14°5°91
- D8°0°85
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
- 13 km · 8 mi (agency length field)
- Source
- USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
- Managed by
- National Park Service
- Data from
- National Park Service
- Nearest town
- 4.9 km S of Independent Hill (Prince William County, Virginia) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Prince William Forest Park
- Connects to
- Oak Ridge Trail (at its start or end)
- Best months
- Mar–May, Sep–Nov
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Virginia
- Continent
- North America
- Route centre
- 38.5790, -77.3924
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
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0.5 mi · 0.9 km · Prince William Forest Park
Turkey Run Ridge Trail
1.1 mi · 1.8 km · Prince William Forest Park
Oak Ridge Trail
1.2 mi · 1.9 km · Prince William Forest Park
North Valley Trail - CC 1&4 District
2.0 mi · 3.2 km · Prince William Forest Park
Farms to Forest Extension
2.0 mi · 3.2 km · Prince William Forest Park
Chopawamsic Trail
2.1 mi · 3.4 km · Prince William Forest Park
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