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John O'Groats Trail (Brora to Helmsdale)

In River Brora

Local route20 km · 12 miBest May–Oct

Next nearby hike: John O'Groats Trail 7 mi · 11 kmExplore River Brora →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 11–17 °C (52–63 °F)

  1. J6°2°95
  2. F6°2°73
  3. M7°2°78
  4. A9°4°57
  5. M12°6°58
  6. J14°9°59
  7. J17°11°61
  8. A16°11°67
  9. S14°9°78
  10. O11°7°106
  11. N8°4°96
  12. D6°2°86

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

John O'Groats Trail (Brora to Helmsdale) is a local hiking route in United Kingdom, about 20 km (12 mi) in length. It is at Brora. 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
20 km · 12 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Stream
River Brora (GeoNames)
Nearest town
At Brora (Highland, Scotland) · GeoNames
Part of
John O'Groats Trail (national route)
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United Kingdom
Continent
Europe
Route type
Local route
Ref
JoG07
From / to
Brora → Helmsdale
Route centre
58.0635, -3.7520
Route start
58.0116, -3.8533
OpenStreetMap
relation 12697459
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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