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John O'Groats Trail (Inverness to Culbokie)
Next nearby hike: Great Glen Way - alternative via Carn na Leitire 10 mi · 16 kmExplore John O'Groats →
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 11–18 °C (52–64 °F)
- J5°1°94
- F6°1°72
- M8°2°72
- A11°4°49
- M14°6°59
- J16°9°65
- J18°11°60
- A17°11°68
- S15°9°79
- O11°6°95
- N8°3°85
- D5°1°79
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 (Inverness to Culbokie) is a local hiking route in Highland, United Kingdom, about 25 km (15 mi) in length. It is at Inverness. It connects with Great Glen Way.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 25 km · 15 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Place
- John O'Groats (grouped by trail name)
- Nearest town
- At Inverness (Highland, Scotland) · GeoNames
- Part of
- John O'Groats Trail (national route)
- Connects to
- Great Glen Way (at its start or end)
- Best months
- Apr–Oct
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Highland
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Local route
- Ref
- JoG01
- From / to
- Inverness → Culbokie
- Route centre
- 57.5412, -4.2793
- Route start
- 57.4758, -4.2255
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 12622535
- Official info
- jogt.org.uk/stages/inverness-to-culbokie/
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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