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Hume and Hovell Walking Track

Regional route440 km · 273 miBest Mar–Dec

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–Dec · highs 12–27 °C (54–81 °F)

  1. J30°17°38
  2. F29°17°37
  3. M26°14°40
  4. A21°10°37
  5. M17°7°55
  6. J13°5°79
  7. J12°4°78
  8. A13°4°73
  9. S16°6°57
  10. O20°9°57
  11. N24°12°51
  12. D27°15°48

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

Hume and Hovell Walking Track is a regional hiking route in New South Wales, Australia, about 440 km (273 mi) in length. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Mar–Dec.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length (signed)
440 km · 273 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
424 km · 263 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Best months
Mar–Dec
Country
Australia
Region
New South Wales
Continent
Oceania
Route type
Regional route
Operator (OSM)
NSW Lands
From / to
Albury → Yass
Route centre
-35.4527, 147.9259
Route start
-36.0849, 146.9080
OpenStreetMap
relation 308594
Wikidata
Q5940629
Official info
crownland.nsw.gov.au/about_recreation/walking_tr
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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