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Klye Coastal Route to Balnakeil

Local route4.6 km · 2.9 miBest May–Oct

Next nearby hike: Ben Hope Trail 12 mi · 20 kmExplore Highland →

Highland, United KingdomEndStart5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 10–14 °C (50–57 °F)

  1. J7°4°174
  2. F6°4°131
  3. M7°4°141
  4. A8°5°89
  5. M10°7°78
  6. J12°9°75
  7. J14°11°90
  8. A14°12°114
  9. S13°11°146
  10. O11°9°175
  11. N9°6°183
  12. D7°4°160

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 4.6 km (2.9 mi) long, Klye Coastal Route to Balnakeil is a local hiking route in Highland, United Kingdom. It lies about 63 km north of Lairg. 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
4.6 km · 2.9 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
63 km N of Lairg (Highland, Scotland) · GeoNames
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Highland
Continent
Europe
Route type
Local route
Route centre
58.5655, -4.7891
Route start
58.5532, -4.7900
OpenStreetMap
relation 3931505
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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