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John O'Groats Trail (Berriedale to Dunbeath)

In John O'Groats

Local route11 km · 7 miBest May–Oct

Next nearby hike: John O'Groats Trail 11 mi · 18 kmExplore John O'Groats →

Highland, United KingdomHighland, United KingdomJohn O'Groats Trail (Dunbeath to Lybster) · Highland, United KingdomHighland, United KingdomEndStart5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 11–15 °C (52–59 °F)

  1. J6°3°91
  2. F6°2°72
  3. M7°3°80
  4. A9°4°60
  5. M11°6°64
  6. J13°9°69
  7. J15°11°71
  8. A15°11°80
  9. S13°10°92
  10. O11°7°116
  11. N8°5°106
  12. D6°3°89

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 11 km (7 mi) long, John O'Groats Trail (Berriedale to Dunbeath) is a local hiking route in Highland, United Kingdom. It lies about 12 km northeast of Helmsdale. By long-term climate averages, the best months are May–Oct.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
11 km · 7 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Place
John O'Groats (grouped by trail name)
Nearest town
12 km NE of Helmsdale (Highland, Scotland) · GeoNames
Part of
John O'Groats Trail (national route)
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Highland
Continent
Europe
Route type
Local route
Ref
JoG09
Route centre
58.2145, -3.4644
Route start
58.1836, -3.5008
OpenStreetMap
relation 13466589
Official info
jogt.org.uk
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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