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Traversée du Vercors Nord-Sud
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Oct · highs 12–20 °C (54–68 °F)
- J2°-6°135
- F3°-6°103
- M6°-3°126
- A9°-1°137
- M14°4°163
- J17°7°124
- J20°10°110
- A20°10°127
- S16°7°154
- O12°3°161
- N6°-2°148
- D2°-5°138
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
About 263 km (163 mi) long, Traversée du Vercors Nord-Sud is a national hiking route in Drôme, France. It is in the Vercors Plateau. By long-term climate averages, the best months are May–Oct.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 263 km · 163 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Vercors Plateau (Dauphiné Prealps › Southwestern Alps; GMBA)
- Best months
- May–Oct
- Country
- France
- Region
- Drôme
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- National route
- Ref
- GR 91
- Operator (OSM)
- FFRP
- Route centre
- 44.5429, 5.3830
- Route start
- 45.1719, 5.6305
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 9920921
- Wikidata
- Q107745584
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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