C.N.I.PT. Vlăhița - Colțul Chirui - Peștera Orbán Balázs (Cheile Vârghișului)
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 12–22 °C (54–72 °F)
- J-1°-9°36
- F1°-8°32
- M5°-3°42
- A12°2°62
- M17°7°87
- J20°10°113
- J22°12°114
- A21°12°90
- S17°8°66
- O12°3°51
- N5°-2°40
- D0°-7°51
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
C.N.I.PT. Vlăhița - Colțul Chirui - Peștera Orbán Balázs (Cheile Vârghișului) is a local hiking route in Harghita, Romania, about 16 km (10 mi) in length. It lies about 2.0 km southeast of Vlăhiţa. 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
- 16 km · 10 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Nearest town
- 2.0 km SE of Vlăhiţa (Oraş Vlãhiţa, Harghita County) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Apr–Oct
- Country
- Romania
- Region
- Harghita
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Local route
- Route centre
- 46.2770, 25.5389
- Route start
- 46.3331, 25.5461
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 5152455
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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