Porcupine Loop Self-Guiding Nature Trail
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Aug · highs 21–27 °C (70–81 °F)
- J31°20°84
- F30°19°88
- M29°18°57
- A27°15°23
- M24°11°6
- J21°8°7
- J21°7°3
- A25°10°1
- S28°14°5
- O30°16°27
- N31°18°64
- D30°19°80
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
An 8 km loop track into the Tswapong Hills with 25 numbered stops at points of interest. Free to walk but to get the most from the trail you need to find a copy of the interpretive booklet, available from Segargai Farm office next door.
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Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 7.2 km · 4.5 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Nearest town
- 7.7 km SE of Palapye (Central) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Apr–Aug
- Country
- Botswana
- Region
- Central
- Continent
- Africa
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- Segaigai Farm
- Route centre
- -22.5900, 27.1665
- Route start
- -22.5973, 27.1752
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 16628025
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.