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Ruta de la Fuente de la Herrería. Castillejo-Sierra

Regional route17 km · 11 miBest Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov · highs 11–25 °C (52–77 °F)

  1. J8°0°76
  2. F9°0°69
  3. M13°2°60
  4. A15°4°97
  5. M19°8°90
  6. J25°12°54
  7. J29°15°19
  8. A29°16°27
  9. S24°12°56
  10. O17°8°104
  11. N11°3°92
  12. D8°1°115

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 17 km (11 mi) long, Ruta de la Fuente de la Herrería. Castillejo-Sierra is a regional hiking route in Cuenca, Spain. It is at Castillejo-Sierra. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length (signed)
17 km · 11 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
17 km · 11 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
At Castillejo-Sierra (Provincia de Cuenca, Castille-La Mancha) · GeoNames
Best months
Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
Country
Spain
Region
Cuenca
Continent
Europe
Route type
Regional route
Ref
PR-CU 26
Operator (OSM)
FDMCM
Shape
Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
Route centre
40.3911, -2.1058
Route start
40.3753, -2.1390
OpenStreetMap
relation 19210927
Official info
senderosdecastillalamancha.org/sendero/PRCU26
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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distance from the trail start

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