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Șopotu Nou – Cheile Nerei – Sasca Română (red stripe) other trails nearby (tap a dot to open it)

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 15–26 °C (59–79 °F)

  1. J2°-4°48
  2. F4°-3°44
  3. M9°1°45
  4. A15°6°64
  5. M20°11°71
  6. J23°14°93
  7. J26°16°75
  8. A26°16°65
  9. S21°12°64
  10. O15°7°54
  11. N8°2°53
  12. D3°-3°59

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

Șopotu Nou – Cheile Nerei – Sasca Română (red stripe) is a regional hiking route of about 24 km (15 mi) in Caraș-Severin, Romania. It is on Dealul Zăpodina in the Locva Mountains. It is at Şopotu Nou.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
24 km · 15 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain
Dealul Zăpodina (peak; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Locva Mountains (Banat Mountains › Western Romanian Carpathians; GMBA)
Nearest town
At Şopotu Nou (Comuna Şopotu Nou, Caraș-Severin County) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
Romania
Region
Caraș-Severin
Continent
Europe
Route type
Regional route
Route centre
44.8620, 21.7927
Route start
44.8205, 21.8663
OpenStreetMap
relation 4863897
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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