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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 12–22 °C (54–72 °F)

  1. J1°-6°58
  2. F2°-6°46
  3. M7°-2°63
  4. A12°3°80
  5. M17°8°103
  6. J20°11°121
  7. J22°13°120
  8. A22°13°99
  9. S17°9°77
  10. O13°5°63
  11. N6°0°59
  12. D2°-4°82

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

Circuitul Mare al Muntelui Vulcan: Pasul Buceș-Vulcan - sat Vulcan - sus de sat Blăjeni Vulcan - Dealul Cârștii - sat Vulcan - Pasul Buceș-Vulcan

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Trail facts

Length (signed)
9.0 km · 5.6 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
8.3 km · 5.2 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain
Muntele Vulcan (mountain, 1,257 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Bihor Mountains (Apuseni Mountains › Western Romanian Carpathians; GMBA)
Nearest town
4.8 km SW of Ciuruleasa (Comuna Ciuruleasa, Alba County) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
Romania
Region
Alba
Continent
Europe
Route type
Local route
From / to
Pasul Buceș-Vulcan → Pasul Buceș-Vulcan
Route centre
46.2393, 22.9634
Route start
46.2296, 22.9782
OpenStreetMap
relation 9719322
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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