Towpath, Milepost 38-39 (038.00) other trails nearby (tap a dot to open it)
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Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov · highs 12–26 °C (54–79 °F)
- J5°-3°68
- F7°-2°69
- M12°2°84
- A18°7°89
- M23°12°110
- J28°18°90
- J31°20°93
- A30°20°89
- S26°16°92
- O19°10°79
- N13°4°80
- D7°-1°76
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
About 2.0 km (1.2 mi) long, Towpath, Milepost 38-39 (038.00) is a trail in Virginia, United States of America. It lies about 7.7 km northwest of Poolesville. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Length
- 2.0 km · 1.2 mi (agency length field)
- Source
- USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
- Managed by
- National Park Service
- Data from
- National Park Service
- Nearby park
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (0.07 km from the boundary)
- Nearest town
- 7.7 km NW of Poolesville (Montgomery County, Maryland) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Mar–May, Sep–Nov
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Virginia
- Continent
- North America
- Route centre
- 39.1775, -77.4962
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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