Hiking Trail
Photo: districtinroads, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 1.7 mi
- loop
- 65 ft
- climb
- 804 ft
- high point
- Loop
- route
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
The Hiking Trail is a short, easy loop in Griffy Lake Nature Preserve, a city-managed preserve in Indiana. The trail is about 1.7 miles long, with a low point of 632 feet and a high of 804 feet. The steepest stretch comes at about 1.6 miles, where the grade reaches 20 percent. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Bloomington show May highs around 74°F and September highs around 78°F, with September also seeing the fewest wet days of the year. Griffy Creek Trail starts just 0.1 mile away, and Overlook Trail and Huckleberry Ridge are each about half a mile off. Indiana University's climbing area is roughly 2.2 miles away.
Best time to go · Apr, Jun–Oct
Best time to visit Hiking Trail
Best months: April and June–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
37° / 21°
11 wet · 4 snow
Feb
42° / 23°
10 wet · 3 snow
Mar
52° / 32°
11 wet · 1 snow
Apr
64° / 42°
12 wet
May
74° / 53°
13 wet
Jun
82° / 62°
11 wet
Jul
85° / 65°
10 wet
Aug
85° / 64°
8 wet
Sep
78° / 56°
7 wet
Oct
66° / 44°
9 wet
Nov
53° / 34°
10 wet · 1 snow
Dec
41° / 26°
11 wet · 3 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bloomington Indiana Univ, IN, 1.8 mi away at 830 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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