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Best time to hike

Best months: Feb–Sep · highs 12–26 °C (54–79 °F)

  1. J10°2°205
  2. F12°3°149
  3. M14°5°125
  4. A15°6°159
  5. M18°8°122
  6. J23°12°58
  7. J25°14°25
  8. A26°14°37
  9. S23°13°88
  10. O18°9°209
  11. N13°6°216
  12. D11°4°268

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.

Trail facts

Length (signed)
13 km · 8 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
12 km · 7 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Montemuro Mountains (Galician Massif › Iberian Peninsula; GMBA)
Nearest town
2.0 km SE of Arouca (Aveiro) · GeoNames
Best months
Feb–Sep
Country
Portugal
Region
Aveiro
Continent
Europe
Route type
Local route
Ref
PR3ARC
Operator (OSM)
Geopark
Shape
Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
Route centre
40.9029, -8.2272
Route start
40.9140, -8.2352
OpenStreetMap
relation 7574337
Official info
aroucageopark.pt/percursos/caminhos-do-sol-nasce
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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