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Unicoi Mountain Horse Trail

On Peels Top, Unicoi Mountains

Trail11 km · 7 miBest Mar–Nov

Next nearby hike: Benton-Mckaye 2.1 mi · 3.3 kmExplore Peels Top →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–Nov · highs 14–27 °C (57–81 °F)

  1. J7°-1°169
  2. F9°0°185
  3. M14°3°153
  4. A18°7°145
  5. M22°11°142
  6. J25°16°154
  7. J27°18°162
  8. A26°17°122
  9. S23°14°120
  10. O19°9°96
  11. N14°4°142
  12. D9°0°176

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

Unicoi Mountain Horse Trail is a trail in Cherokee National Forest, North Carolina, United States of America, about 11 km (7 mi) in length. It is on Peels Top in the Unicoi Mountains. It lies about 13 km south of Tellico Plains.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
11 km · 7 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain
Peels Top (mountain, 990 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Unicoi Mountains (Southern Blue Ridge Front › Blue Ridge Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
13 km S of Tellico Plains (Monroe County, Tennessee) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Cherokee National Forest
Best months
Mar–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
North Carolina
Continent
North America
Route centre
35.2474, -84.2650
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

Benton-Mckaye

2.1 mi · 3.3 km · National Forests in North Carolina

Kirkland Creek Trail

3.5 mi · 5.7 km · Cherokee National Forest

Warriors Passage Trail

3.8 mi · 6.2 km · Cherokee National Forest

Gravelstand Top Trail

4.6 mi · 7.3 km · Cherokee National Forest

Unicoi Mountain Hiking Trail

5.3 mi · 8.5 km · Cherokee National Forest

Basin Lead

6.0 mi · 9.6 km · Cherokee National Forest

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