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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Sep · highs 11–19 °C (52–66 °F)

  1. J2°-5°185
  2. F2°-5°141
  3. M5°-3°148
  4. A6°-2°196
  5. M11°2°183
  6. J16°6°128
  7. J19°9°111
  8. A19°9°113
  9. S15°6°151
  10. O11°3°209
  11. N5°-2°224
  12. D2°-4°237

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 du Pic du Midi d'Ossau is a regional hiking route in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France, about 17 km (11 mi) in length. It is on Pic du Midi d'Ossau in the Sesques Et de L'Ossau Massif. It lies about 14 km northwest of Sallent de Gállego.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
17 km · 11 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain
Pic du Midi d'Ossau (peak, 2,884 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Sesques Et de L'Ossau Massif (Central Northern Pyrenees › Central Pyrenees; GMBA)
Nearest town
14 km NW of Sallent de Gállego (Provincia de Huesca, Aragon, Spain) · GeoNames
Best months
May–Sep
Country
France
Region
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Continent
Europe
Route type
Regional route
Ref
TOS
Operator (OSM)
Fédération Française de la Randonnée Pédestre
Route centre
42.8478, -0.4432
Route start
42.8572, -0.4556
OpenStreetMap
relation 1143943
Official info
ffrandonnee.fr/
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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distance from the trail start

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