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Dale of Walls, Huxter Mills to Bousta

Local route17 km · 11 miBest Jun–Oct

Next nearby hike: Lunga Water Loch 3.2 mi · 5.1 kmExplore Shetland Islands →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Oct · highs 10–13 °C (50–55 °F)

  1. J7°5°155
  2. F6°4°117
  3. M7°5°134
  4. A7°6°74
  5. M9°7°62
  6. J10°9°62
  7. J12°11°69
  8. A13°12°85
  9. S12°11°113
  10. O10°9°151
  11. N9°7°156
  12. D8°6°145

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

Dale of Walls, Huxter Mills to Bousta is a local hiking route in Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, about 17 km (11 mi) in length. It lies about 17 km southwest of Brae. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Jun–Oct.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
17 km · 11 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
17 km SW of Brae (Shetland Islands, Scotland) · GeoNames
Best months
Jun–Oct
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Shetland Islands
Continent
Europe
Route type
Local route
Route centre
60.2809, -1.6481
Route start
60.3022, -1.5997
OpenStreetMap
relation 11506695
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.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Lunga Water Loch

3.2 mi · 5.1 km · Shetland Islands

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3.9 mi · 6.3 km

Loch of Brouster

4.3 mi · 7.0 km · Shetland Islands

Loch of Goster

4.7 mi · 7.5 km

Watness Coastal

5.3 mi · 8.4 km

Vementry Path

5.5 mi · 8.8 km · Shetland Islands

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