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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Sep · highs 11–20 °C (52–68 °F)
- J-7°-13°53
- F-7°-12°41
- M-2°-8°43
- A4°-3°31
- M11°3°54
- J17°9°72
- J20°12°99
- A17°11°84
- S11°6°62
- O5°1°69
- N-1°-5°61
- D-5°-10°54
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 10 km (6 mi) long, Metsänvartijan polku is a local hiking route in Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland. It lies about 11 km southeast of Jääli. By long-term climate averages, the best months are May–Sep.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 10 km · 6 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 10 km · 6 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Place
- Metsänvartijan polku (grouped by trail name)
- Nearest town
- 11 km SE of Jääli (Oulu, North Ostrobothnia) · GeoNames
- Best months
- May–Sep
- Country
- Finland
- Region
- Northern Ostrobothnia
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- Metsähallitus
- From / to
- Valkiaisjärvi → Loppula
- Route centre
- 65.0162, 25.7370
- Route start
- 65.0103, 25.8187
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 17764481
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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