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Rota Natural dos Castros a Nivieira
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Feb–Nov · highs 10–26 °C (50–79 °F)
- J9°1°126
- F10°2°107
- M14°4°96
- A15°5°110
- M18°8°93
- J23°12°51
- J26°14°31
- A26°14°34
- S23°12°78
- O17°9°153
- N12°5°156
- D10°2°195
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
Rota Natural dos Castros a Nivieira is a regional hiking route of about 6.3 km (3.9 mi) in Ourense, Spain. It is in the Courel Mountains. It lies about 5.5 km northeast of O Barco de Valdeorras.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 6.3 km · 3.9 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Courel Mountains (Sierras orientales de Galicia › Galician Massif; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 5.5 km NE of O Barco de Valdeorras (Provincia de Ourense, Galicia) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Feb–Nov
- Country
- Spain
- Region
- Ourense
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Regional route
- Ref
- PR-G 144
- Route centre
- 42.4620, -6.9586
- Route start
- 42.4565, -6.9512
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 14691507
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.