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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Sep · highs 11–17 °C (52–63 °F)
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- F6°1°173
- M8°2°201
- A11°4°106
- M14°6°101
- J16°9°106
- J17°11°116
- A17°11°146
- S15°9°190
- O11°7°223
- N8°4°211
- D6°1°210
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 national hiking route in Falkirk, United Kingdom, is about 215 km (134 mi) long. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Apr–Sep.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 215 km · 134 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 214 km · 133 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Best months
- Apr–Sep
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Falkirk
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- National route
- Ref
- JMW
- Operator (OSM)
- Green Action Trust
- From / to
- Helensburgh → Dunbar
- Route centre
- 55.9933, -3.6262
- Route start
- 56.0032, -4.7359
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 49215
- Wikidata
- Q6249716
- Official info
- johnmuirway.org/
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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