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Tour du Parc National des Écrins
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Oct · highs 10–19 °C (50–66 °F)
- J-1°-10°134
- F0°-9°108
- M3°-6°115
- A5°-4°133
- M11°1°142
- J16°5°116
- J19°8°87
- A18°8°95
- S15°5°144
- O10°1°182
- N4°-6°156
- D-1°-9°162
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
This national hiking route in Hautes-Alpes, France, is about 369 km (229 mi) long. It is in the Ecrins Massif. By long-term climate averages, the best months are May–Oct.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 369 km · 229 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 373 km · 232 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Ecrins Massif (Dauphiné Alps › Southwestern Alps; GMBA)
- Best months
- May–Oct
- Country
- France
- Region
- Hautes-Alpes
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- National route
- Ref
- GR 50
- Operator (OSM)
- FFRP
- Route centre
- 44.8128, 6.2377
- Route start
- 44.8237, 6.0249
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 11097196
- Wikidata
- Q3478730
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.