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Beskid Way of St. James

National route291 km · 181 miBest Apr–Oct

Next nearby hike: Brenna Centrum – Grabowa (907 m.n.p.m.) 14 mi · 22 kmExplore Lesser Poland Voivodeship →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 13–23 °C (55–73 °F)

  1. J0°-5°47
  2. F2°-4°45
  3. M7°-1°56
  4. A13°4°57
  5. M18°9°99
  6. J21°12°115
  7. J23°14°117
  8. A22°14°99
  9. S18°10°85
  10. O13°6°52
  11. N6°1°63
  12. D2°-3°60

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

About 291 km (181 mi) long, Beskid Way of St. James is a national hiking route in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Apr–Oct.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
291 km · 181 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
Poland
Region
Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Continent
Europe
Route type
National route
Local name
Beskydská cesta sv. Jakuba
Route centre
49.6370, 19.6733
Route start
49.7497, 18.6272
OpenStreetMap
relation 3076284
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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