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Turkey Creek

Trail31 km · 19 miBest Jul–Aug

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jul–Aug · highs 16–18 °C (61–64 °F)

  1. J-6°-19°102
  2. F-5°-17°99
  3. M-2°-14°115
  4. A2°-11°104
  5. M7°-6°75
  6. J14°-1°60
  7. J18°3°143
  8. A16°2°179
  9. S12°-1°139
  10. O5°-8°140
  11. N-2°-16°104
  12. D-6°-20°100

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
31 km · 19 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
27 km N of Pagosa Springs (Archuleta County, Colorado) · GeoNames
Park or forest
San Juan National Forest
Connects to
Continental Divide Nst (National Scenic Trail: Continental Divide), Fourmile Stock Dr. (at its start or end)
Best months
Jul–Aug
Country
United States of America
Region
Colorado
Continent
North America
Route centre
37.4812, -107.0004
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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