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Whittleton Branch Trail #216
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov · highs 14–25 °C (57–77 °F)
- J6°-2°91
- F9°-1°94
- M14°3°107
- A19°8°103
- M23°13°137
- J27°18°115
- J29°20°133
- A29°19°95
- S25°15°87
- O20°10°81
- N14°5°95
- D8°0°106
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
Whittleton Branch Trail #216 is a local hiking route in Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky, United States of America, about 3.0 km (1.9 mi) in length. It lies about 12 km northwest of Campton. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 3.0 km · 1.9 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Nearest town
- 12 km NW of Campton (Wolfe County, Kentucky) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Daniel Boone National Forest
- Best months
- Mar–May, Sep–Nov
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Kentucky
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Local route
- Ref
- 216
- Operator (OSM)
- USFS
- From / to
- KY 15 → Whittleton Campground
- Route centre
- 37.7900, -83.6636
- Route start
- 37.7826, -83.6731
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 12115288
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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