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GR 249 - Gran Senda de Malaga

National route669 km · 415 miBest Sep–May

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Best time to hike

Best months: Sep–May · highs 12–27 °C (54–81 °F)

  1. J12°3°62
  2. F14°4°56
  3. M17°6°46
  4. A18°8°58
  5. M22°11°39
  6. J28°15°11
  7. J31°18°2
  8. A31°18°8
  9. S27°16°31
  10. O21°12°63
  11. N16°8°79
  12. D13°5°90

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

GR 249 - Gran Senda de Malaga is a national hiking route in Málaga, Spain, about 669 km (415 mi) in length. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Sep–May.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
669 km · 415 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Best months
Sep–May
Country
Spain
Region
Málaga
Continent
Europe
Route type
National route
Ref
GR 249
Operator (OSM)
Diputación Provincial de Málaga
Shape
Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
Route centre
36.8316, -4.5784
Route start
37.1568, -4.6570
OpenStreetMap
relation 3638656
Wikidata
Q24035824
Official info
gransendademalaga.es
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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