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Turtletown Creek Falls Hiking

Trail4.4 km · 2.7 miBest Feb–May, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Unicoi Mountain Hiking Trail 2.4 mi · 3.9 kmExplore Cherokee National Forest →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Feb–May, Sep–Nov · highs 11–26 °C (52–79 °F)

  1. J9°0°138
  2. F11°1°153
  3. M15°5°124
  4. A20°9°116
  5. M24°14°113
  6. J28°18°123
  7. J29°20°128
  8. A29°19°104
  9. S26°16°104
  10. O20°10°83
  11. N15°6°117
  12. D10°1°146

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

Turtletown Creek Falls Hiking is a trail of about 4.4 km (2.7 mi) in Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee, United States of America. It lies about 20 km north of McCaysville. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
4.4 km · 2.7 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
20 km N of McCaysville (Fannin County, Georgia) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Cherokee National Forest
Best months
Feb–May, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Tennessee
Continent
North America
Route centre
35.1644, -84.3500
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

Unicoi Mountain Hiking Trail

2.4 mi · 3.9 km · Cherokee National Forest

Coker Creek Falls Trail

2.6 mi · 4.1 km · Cherokee National Forest

Benton-Mckaye

5.4 mi · 8.7 km · National Forests in North Carolina

John Muir National Recreation

7 mi · 11 km · Cherokee National Forest

Unicoi Mountain Horse Trail

7 mi · 12 km · Cherokee National Forest

Reliance Loop

8 mi · 12 km · Cherokee National Forest

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