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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 12–19 °C (54–66 °F)
- J-11°-20°13
- F-8°-17°20
- M-3°-13°25
- A2°-9°41
- M7°-4°25
- J12°1°12
- J18°6°10
- A19°7°7
- S15°4°7
- O4°-9°13
- N-5°-17°10
- D-9°-18°12
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
- 44 km · 27 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Nicholas Range (Western Pamirs › Pamir Mountains; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 34 km E of Khandūd (Wākhān, Badakhshan) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Jun–Sep
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Region
- Badakhshan
- Continent
- Asia
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- Afghanistan Pamir Trail Map
- From / to
- Gaz Khan → Shikarga
- Route centre
- 37.1233, 72.7996
- Route start
- 37.0292, 72.6831
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 21462590
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.