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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–Nov · highs 11–26 °C (52–79 °F)

  1. J4°-5°77
  2. F7°-3°74
  3. M11°1°97
  4. A17°6°88
  5. M21°11°116
  6. J24°15°111
  7. J26°17°128
  8. A26°17°92
  9. S22°14°80
  10. O17°8°68
  11. N12°3°74
  12. D6°-2°81

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
2.9 km · 1.8 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
National Park Service
Data from
National Park Service
Mountain range
Southern Allegheny Mountains (Allegheny Mountains › Appalachian Plateau; GMBA)
Nearest town
5.8 km NE of Piney View (Raleigh County, West Virginia) · GeoNames
Park or forest
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Best months
Mar–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
West Virginia
Continent
North America
Route centre
37.8688, -81.0837
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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