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Le Bocage Normand

National route179 km · 111 miBest Apr–Nov

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Nov · highs 11–20 °C (52–68 °F)

  1. J8°5°102
  2. F8°4°78
  3. M10°6°80
  4. A12°7°60
  5. M15°10°76
  6. J17°13°59
  7. J19°15°60
  8. A20°15°65
  9. S18°14°79
  10. O15°11°116
  11. N11°8°112
  12. D8°5°120

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.

Trail facts

Mapped length
179 km · 111 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Best months
Apr–Nov
Country
France
Region
Manche
Continent
Europe
Route type
National route
Ref
GR 221
Operator (OSM)
FFRP
From / to
Coutances → Pont d'Ouilly
Route centre
48.9866, -0.9316
Route start
49.0505, -1.4507
OpenStreetMap
relation 13524440
Wikidata
Q3478700
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.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

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