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Grande Rota do Património e do Ambiente das Terras Altas de Fafe

In Larouco Mountain

Regional route50 km · 31 miBest Feb–Sep

Next nearby hike: As Aldeias das Margens do Rio Vizela 1.8 mi · 3.0 kmExplore Larouco Mountain →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Feb–Sep · highs 11–25 °C (52–77 °F)

  1. J10°2°241
  2. F11°2°173
  3. M14°4°159
  4. A15°5°176
  5. M18°8°140
  6. J22°12°69
  7. J25°14°30
  8. A25°14°42
  9. S22°12°105
  10. O17°9°244
  11. N13°5°236
  12. D10°3°321

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

About 50 km (31 mi) long, Grande Rota do Património e do Ambiente das Terras Altas de Fafe is a regional hiking route in Braga, Portugal. It is in Larouco Mountain. It lies about 6.2 km west of Alvito.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
50 km · 31 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Larouco Mountain (Galician Massif › Iberian Peninsula; GMBA)
Nearest town
6.2 km W of Alvito (Cabeceiras de Basto, Braga) · GeoNames
Best months
Feb–Sep
Country
Portugal
Region
Braga
Continent
Europe
Route type
Regional route
Ref
GR43
Route centre
41.5314, -8.1190
Route start
41.5143, -8.0752
OpenStreetMap
relation 5308816
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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