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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 11–24 °C (52–75 °F)

  1. J4°-3°74
  2. F5°-3°73
  3. M8°-1°88
  4. A11°2°105
  5. M16°6°102
  6. J20°10°94
  7. J24°12°56
  8. A23°12°76
  9. S19°9°131
  10. O14°6°141
  11. N9°2°139
  12. D5°-1°126

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

Grande Escursione Appenninica is a national hiking route of about 425 km (264 mi) in Pistoia, Italy. It is in the Tosco Romagnolo Apennines. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Apr–Oct.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length (signed)
425 km · 264 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
387 km · 240 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Tosco Romagnolo Apennines (Northern Apennines › Apennine Mountains; GMBA)
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
Italy
Region
Pistoia
Continent
Europe
Route type
National route
Ref
GEA
Operator (OSM)
Club Alpino Italiano
From / to
Bocca Trabaria → Passo dei Due Santi
Route centre
44.0333, 10.9941
Route start
43.5951, 12.2356
OpenStreetMap
relation 358901
Wikidata
Q3775542
Official info
cai.it/gruppo_regionale/gr-toscana/sentieri-e-ri
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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