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Tour des Balcons du Verdon et Plateau de Valensole

In the Digne Prealps

Regional route4.4 km · 2.7 miBest Mar–Nov

Next nearby hike: Belvédère de Tréguier 2.6 mi · 4.1 kmExplore Digne Prealps →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–Nov · highs 11–26 °C (52–79 °F)

  1. J7°-2°80
  2. F8°-2°60
  3. M12°1°66
  4. A14°3°109
  5. M19°8°106
  6. J23°11°79
  7. J26°14°40
  8. A26°14°72
  9. S21°11°111
  10. O17°7°125
  11. N11°2°121
  12. D8°-1°108

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

Tour des Balcons du Verdon et Plateau de Valensole is a regional hiking route in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, about 4.4 km (2.7 mi) in length. It is in the Digne Prealps. It lies about 4.5 km southwest of Moustiers-Sainte-Marie.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
4.4 km · 2.7 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Digne Prealps (Provence Alps and Prealps › Southwestern Alps; GMBA)
Nearest town
4.5 km SW of Moustiers-Sainte-Marie (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) · GeoNames
Best months
Mar–Nov
Country
France
Region
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Continent
Europe
Route type
Regional route
Route centre
43.8226, 6.2080
Route start
43.8086, 6.2000
OpenStreetMap
relation 11535685
Wikidata
Q137943229
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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