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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Feb–Jun, Sep · highs 11–24 °C (52–75 °F)
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- F11°2°147
- M14°4°107
- A15°6°140
- M19°9°111
- J24°13°48
- J28°15°17
- A28°15°21
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- O18°9°201
- N13°5°214
- D10°3°256
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
Covilhã – Penhas da Saúde – Torre is a local hiking route in Castelo Branco, Portugal, about 17 km (10 mi) in length. It is on Serra da Estrela - Torre in the Estrela Mountains. It is at Covilhã.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 17 km · 10 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain
- Serra da Estrela - Torre (mountain, 1,993 m; GeoNames)
- Mountain range
- Estrela Mountains (Sistema Montejunto-Estrela › Central System; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- At Covilhã (Castelo Branco) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Feb–Jun, Sep
- Country
- Portugal
- Region
- Castelo Branco
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Local route
- Ref
- T14PNSE
- Route centre
- 40.3016, -7.5610
- Route start
- 40.2816, -7.5087
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 7610971
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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