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Basses gorges du Verdon - sentier du garde-canal

In Gorges du Verdon

Local route9.9 km · 6.2 miBest Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Via Aurelia 7 mi · 11 kmExplore Gorges du Verdon →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov · highs 13–26 °C (55–79 °F)

  1. J9°-1°70
  2. F10°0°48
  3. M14°2°52
  4. A17°5°90
  5. M21°9°87
  6. J26°13°60
  7. J29°16°27
  8. A28°16°54
  9. S24°12°97
  10. O19°9°107
  11. N13°3°108
  12. D9°0°92

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

Basses gorges du Verdon - sentier du garde-canal is a local hiking route of about 9.9 km (6.2 mi) in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France. It lies about 8.9 km northwest of Régusse. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length (signed)
9.9 km · 6.2 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
7.4 km · 4.6 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Gorge
Gorges du Verdon (GeoNames)
Nearest town
8.9 km NW of Régusse (Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) · GeoNames
Best months
Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
Country
France
Region
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Continent
Europe
Route type
Local route
Shape
Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
Route centre
43.6990, 6.0220
Route start
43.6959, 6.0368
OpenStreetMap
relation 21157468
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.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Via Aurelia

7 mi · 11 km · Var

Tour des Balcons du Verdon et Plateau de Valensole

12 mi · 20 km · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Au Sud du Col de l'Âne

13 mi · 22 km · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Belvédère de Tréguier

14 mi · 22 km · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

De Revest-les-Eaux à Trigance

16 mi · 26 km · Var

Chemin pastoral de Saint-Jurs à Le Chaffaut-Saint-Jurson

19 mi · 31 km · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

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