Crawdad Creek Trail
- 0.9 mi
- loop
- 53 ft
- climb
- 751 ft
- high point
- Loop
- route
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
Crawdad Creek Trail is a short, easy hike in southern Ohio, about a mile from the town of Bacon Flat. The trail is 0.85 miles long, and the one-way climb is only 53 feet, with the high point at 751 feet and the low at 703 feet. The steepest stretch comes at about 0.78 miles in, with a grade of 6 percent. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from the nearby Lucasville weather station show May highs around 76°F and September highs around 81°F, while July and August average about 87°F. The Early Buttercup Trail starts just 0.2 miles away, and the Cedar Fork Trail is about 1.4 miles off. Plum Run Loop and Allegheny Mound Trail are both within about 2.6 miles.
Best time to go · Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov
Best time to visit Crawdad Creek Trail
Best months: April–June and September–November. 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
41° / 22°
Feb
45° / 23°
Mar
55° / 30°
Apr
67° / 39°
May
76° / 51°
Jun
83° / 59°
Jul
87° / 63°
Aug
87° / 62°
Sep
81° / 55°
Oct
69° / 42°
Nov
56° / 33°
Dec
45° / 27°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lucasville, OH, 20.3 mi away at 568 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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