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Jarlshoff to Sumburgh Head

Local route2.2 km · 1.4 miBest Jun–Oct

Next nearby hike: Sumburgh Head to Grutness 0.7 mi · 1.1 kmExplore Shetland Islands →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Oct · highs 10–13 °C (50–55 °F)

  1. J7°5°133
  2. F6°4°102
  3. M6°5°112
  4. A7°6°61
  5. M8°7°55
  6. J10°9°55
  7. J12°11°63
  8. A13°12°77
  9. S12°11°100
  10. O11°9°136
  11. N9°7°134
  12. D7°6°125

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

This local hiking route in Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, is about 2.2 km (1.4 mi) long. It lies about 16 km south of Sandwick. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Jun–Oct.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
2.2 km · 1.4 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
16 km S of Sandwick (Shetland Islands, Scotland) · GeoNames
Best months
Jun–Oct
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Shetland Islands
Continent
Europe
Route type
Local route
Route centre
59.8626, -1.2809
Route start
59.8580, -1.2720
OpenStreetMap
relation 11480062
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.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Sumburgh Head to Grutness

0.7 mi · 1.1 km · Shetland Islands

Croft Museum to Pool of Virkie

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Links of Quendale

3.2 mi · 5.2 km · Shetland Islands

St Ninians Circular

8 mi · 14 km · Shetland Islands

Coastal Route to Hoswick

10 mi · 16 km · Shetland Islands

Mousa

10 mi · 17 km

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