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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 13–22 °C (55–72 °F)

  1. J4°-1°99
  2. F5°-1°77
  3. M9°2°90
  4. A13°4°60
  5. M17°8°77
  6. J19°11°88
  7. J22°14°93
  8. A21°13°87
  9. S18°11°87
  10. O13°7°88
  11. N8°3°94
  12. D5°0°97

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

Length (signed)
105 km · 65 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
102 km · 63 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
Germany
Region
North Rhine-Westphalia
Continent
Europe
Route type
Regional route
Ref
(D)
Operator (OSM)
Sauerländischer Gebirgsverein Bezirk Dortmund Ardey
Shape
Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
Route centre
51.5080, 7.4703
Route start
51.4890, 7.6079
OpenStreetMap
relation 1019402
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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