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Volunteer Trail

Trail3.3 km · 2.1 miBest Mar–May, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Piney Campground Trail 0.2 mi · 0.3 kmExplore Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov · highs 14–26 °C (57–79 °F)

  1. J7°0°121
  2. F9°2°119
  3. M14°6°115
  4. A19°11°110
  5. M24°17°130
  6. J28°21°115
  7. J30°24°108
  8. A30°23°79
  9. S26°19°87
  10. O21°13°90
  11. N14°8°115
  12. D8°2°127

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

Volunteer Trail is a trail in Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, Tennessee, United States of America, about 3.3 km (2.1 mi) in length. It lies about 16 km west of Dover. It connects with Piney Campground Trail.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
3.3 km · 2.1 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
16 km W of Dover (Stewart County, Tennessee) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area
Connects to
Piney Campground Trail, Telegraph Trail (at its start or end)
Best months
Mar–May, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Tennessee
Continent
North America
Route centre
36.4855, -88.0130
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

Piney Campground Trail

0.2 mi · 0.3 km · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area

Devil's Backbone

1.1 mi · 1.8 km · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area

Artillery Trail

1.7 mi · 2.7 km · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area

Pickett Loop

1.9 mi · 3.1 km · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area

Tennessee Ridge

3.0 mi · 4.8 km · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area

Peytona Trail

3.2 mi · 5.2 km · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area

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