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Swains Creek

Trail13 km · 8 miBest May–Oct

Next nearby hike: Harris Rim Loop 1.2 mi · 1.9 kmExplore Dixie National Forest →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 14–25 °C (57–77 °F)

  1. J1°-9°63
  2. F2°-8°69
  3. M5°-6°75
  4. A10°-2°48
  5. M16°3°33
  6. J22°9°19
  7. J25°12°54
  8. A24°11°71
  9. S20°8°50
  10. O14°2°59
  11. N6°-5°50
  12. D1°-10°54

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
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Nearest town
21 km N of Orderville (Kane County, Utah) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Dixie National Forest
Connects to
Billingsley Creek (at its start or end)
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Utah
Continent
North America
Route centre
37.4518, -112.6475
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

Harris Rim Loop

1.2 mi · 1.9 km · Dixie National Forest

Everett Hollow

1.2 mi · 1.9 km · Dixie National Forest

Swains-Rim Connector

1.8 mi · 2.8 km · Dixie National Forest

Strawberry Ridge

2.4 mi · 3.9 km · Dixie National Forest

Broad Hollow

2.6 mi · 4.2 km · Dixie National Forest

Lars Fork Loop

2.9 mi · 4.7 km · Dixie National Forest

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