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Autour du Ponchon des Choux

In the Vaucluse Mountains

Local route11 km · 7 miBest Apr–Oct

Next nearby hike: Tours en Montagne de Lure 2.7 mi · 4.3 kmExplore Vaucluse Mountains →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 13–25 °C (55–77 °F)

  1. J6°-3°68
  2. F7°-3°50
  3. M10°-1°52
  4. A13°2°90
  5. M17°6°86
  6. J21°9°62
  7. J25°12°38
  8. A24°12°61
  9. S20°9°101
  10. O15°5°110
  11. N9°0°107
  12. D6°-2°95

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

Autour du Ponchon des Choux is a local hiking route of about 11 km (7 mi) in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France. It is in the Vaucluse Mountains. It lies about 2.0 km north of Saint-Étienne-les-Orgues.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length (signed)
11 km · 7 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
7.8 km · 4.8 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Vaucluse Mountains (Provence Alps and Prealps › Southwestern Alps; GMBA)
Nearest town
2.0 km N of Saint-Étienne-les-Orgues (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
France
Region
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Continent
Europe
Route type
Local route
Shape
Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
Route centre
44.0696, 5.7745
Route start
44.0623, 5.7888
OpenStreetMap
relation 21153118
Official info
tourisme-alpes-haute-provence.com/sports-de-plei
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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distance from the trail start

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2.7 mi · 4.3 km · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Boucle de l'Asséroux

3.3 mi · 5.3 km · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Charbonnières de Lure

3.5 mi · 5.7 km · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Chemin de Bouiron

3.6 mi · 5.8 km · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Autour du Rocher d'Ongles

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Bois de la Fayée

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