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Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Oct · highs 10–17 °C (50–63 °F)
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- F5°0°88
- M7°1°88
- A10°2°64
- M13°5°79
- J15°8°75
- J17°10°84
- A17°10°91
- S14°8°96
- O10°5°130
- N7°2°118
- D4°0°108
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
Adventurous route to see the Duchess Cave, Waterfall and the famous Cave Crag climbing location. Requires sure-footedness and sturdy footwear. Ideal for fit and adventurous children.
OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Trail facts
- Difficulty
- Moderate (4/10) (mountain_hiking (T2) · OpenStreetMap SAC scale (ODbL))
- Length (signed)
- 2.0 km · 1.2 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 2.2 km · 1.4 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Grampian Mountains (Northwest European Highlands; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 1.1 km N of Dunkeld (Perth and Kinross, Scotland) · GeoNames
- Best months
- May–Oct
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Perth and Kinross
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Local route
- Shape
- Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
- SAC scale (OSM)
- mountain hiking
- Route centre
- 56.5758, -3.5967
- Route start
- 56.5753, -3.5913
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 16092967
How it’s scored
Moderate (4/10). Official rating: mountain_hiking (T2) · OpenStreetMap SAC scale (ODbL).
A score is omitted when we do not have an official rating or enough measured length and elevation gain to compute one. Nothing is guessed. Read the NPS method: https://www.nps.gov/shen/planyourvisit/how-to-determine-hiking-difficulty.htm
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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