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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 15–19 °C (59–66 °F)

  1. J-4°-11°103
  2. F-2°-11°80
  3. M1°-8°91
  4. A4°-4°102
  5. M9°0°106
  6. J15°4°99
  7. J19°7°75
  8. A19°7°83
  9. S15°4°108
  10. O9°0°134
  11. N2°-7°111
  12. D-3°-11°125

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

Mapped length
66 km · 41 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain
Mont Thabor (mountain, 3,178 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Mont Cenis Massif (Cottian Alps › Southwestern Alps; GMBA)
Nearest town
7.7 km NE of Le Monêtier-les-Bains (Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) · GeoNames
Best months
Jun–Sep
Country
France
Region
Hautes-Alpes
Continent
Europe
Route type
Regional route
Route centre
45.0931, 6.5406
Route start
45.0209, 6.5838
OpenStreetMap
relation 11376368
Wikidata
Q137805179
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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