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Sgurr nan Gillean Trail (Climbing)
On Sgurr nan Gillean, Northwest European Highlands
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Aug · highs 12–15 °C (54–59 °F)
- J7°4°266
- F7°4°196
- M7°4°211
- A9°5°128
- M12°8°102
- J13°10°109
- J15°12°131
- A15°12°161
- S14°11°218
- O11°9°264
- N9°6°265
- D7°4°239
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 7.0 km (4.3 mi) long, Sgurr nan Gillean Trail (Climbing) is a local hiking route in Highland, United Kingdom. It is on Sgurr nan Gillean in the Northwest European Highlands. It lies about 14 km south of Portree.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 7.0 km · 4.3 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain
- Sgurr nan Gillean (mountain, 966 m; GeoNames)
- Mountain range
- Northwest European Highlands (GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 14 km S of Portree (Highland, Scotland) · GeoNames
- Best months
- May–Aug
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Highland
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Local route
- Ref
- RW 29
- Route centre
- 57.2677, -6.1838
- Route start
- 57.2898, -6.1745
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 16130100
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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