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Best time to hike

Year-round

  1. J12°9°143
  2. F12°8°106
  3. M13°10°108
  4. A14°11°120
  5. M16°13°88
  6. J19°16°65
  7. J21°18°54
  8. A22°19°79
  9. S21°17°87
  10. O18°15°132
  11. N15°12°167
  12. D13°10°154

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

Ardoaren eta arrainaren bidea is a national hiking route of about 168 km (105 mi) in Araba / Álava, Spain. It is in the Northern Basque Mountains. By long-term climate averages it can be hiked year-round.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
168 km · 105 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Northern Basque Mountains (Basque Mountains › Cantabrian Mountains; GMBA)
Best months
Year-round
Country
Spain
Region
Araba / Álava
Continent
Europe
Route type
National route
Ref
GR 38
Route centre
42.9617, -2.5846
Route start
43.4188, -2.7218
OpenStreetMap
relation 4277409
Official info
senderismoeuskadi.net/menu2.aspx?IdSP2=VkNOEoX17
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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