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Two Section Trail

Trail4.9 km · 3.0 miBest Mar–May, Sep–Nov

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov · highs 13–27 °C (55–81 °F)

  1. J5°-5°21
  2. F8°-3°31
  3. M14°2°63
  4. A20°8°79
  5. M24°14°126
  6. J29°19°139
  7. J32°22°109
  8. A31°21°103
  9. S27°16°89
  10. O20°10°73
  11. N13°3°49
  12. D6°-3°30

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
4.9 km · 3.0 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
National Park Service
Data from
National Park Service
Nearest town
4.7 km N of Cottonwood Falls (Chase County, Kansas) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Best months
Mar–May, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Kansas
Continent
North America
Route centre
38.4142, -96.5371
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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