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Miners Way & Historical Trail

National route129 km · 80 miBest Apr–Oct

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 11–18 °C (52–64 °F)

  1. J7°2°140
  2. F7°2°103
  3. M9°3°122
  4. A11°5°84
  5. M14°7°90
  6. J16°10°86
  7. J18°12°94
  8. A18°12°108
  9. S15°10°105
  10. O12°7°140
  11. N9°5°132
  12. D7°3°140

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

Miners Way & Historical Trail is a national hiking route in Sligo, Ireland, about 129 km (80 mi) in length. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Apr–Oct.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length (signed)
129 km · 80 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
143 km · 89 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
Ireland
Region
Sligo
Continent
Europe
Route type
National route
Ref
MWHT
Route centre
54.0911, -8.2040
Route start
54.0476, -8.0405
OpenStreetMap
relation 2885025
Wikidata
Q6864444
Official info
sportireland.ie/redirect/trail/23
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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