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Circuit de la Fontaine Ferrugineuse

Local route6.2 km · 3.9 miBest Mar–Nov

Next nearby hike: Circuit du Moulin de la Challoire 1.7 mi · 2.7 km Explore Loire-Atlantique →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–Nov · highs 12–24 °C (54–75 °F)

J8°3°80
F9°2°61
M12°4°57
A15°6°57
M18°10°64
J22°12°42
J24°15°47
A24°15°40
S21°12°61
O17°10°81
N12°6°77
D9°3°87

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

Circuit de la Fontaine Ferrugineuse is a local hiking route of about 6.2 km (3.9 mi) in Loire-Atlantique, France. It is at Saint-Herblon. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Mar–Nov.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length (signed): 6.2 km · 3.9 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length: 6.3 km · 3.9 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town: At Saint-Herblon (Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire) · GeoNames
Best months: Mar–Nov
Country: France
Region: Loire-Atlantique
Continent: Europe
Route type: Local route
Operator (OSM): Communauté de communes du Pays d'Ancenis
Shape: Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
Route centre: 47.3970, -1.0964
Route start: 47.4063, -1.0947
OpenStreetMap: relation 12721507
Official info: pays-ancenis-tourisme.com/a-voir-a-faire/nature-

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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Circuit du Moulin de Peltré

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Circuit de la Madeleine

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