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Emperor's Circuit

Local route20 km · 12 miBest May–Sep

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Sep · highs 11–19 °C (52–66 °F)

J-7°-13°55
F-7°-12°42
M-2°-8°44
A4°-4°36
M11°3°62
J16°9°84
J19°12°108
A16°10°99
S11°6°72
O4°0°75
N-2°-5°66
D-5°-10°58

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.

Trail facts

Length (signed): 20 km · 12 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length: 20 km · 12 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town: 18 km W of Vaala (Kajaani, Kainuu) · GeoNames
Best months: May–Sep
Country: Finland
Region: Northern Ostrobothnia
Continent: Europe
Route type: Local route
Ref: KK
Operator (OSM): Metsähallitus
Shape: Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
Local name: Keisarinkierros
Route centre: 64.5768, 26.4864
Route start: 64.5970, 26.4661
OpenStreetMap: relation 1748861

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.