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Diemeltaler Schmetterlings-Steig

Regional route152 km · 94 miBest Apr–Oct

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 13–22 °C (55–72 °F)

  1. J3°-2°66
  2. F4°-2°50
  3. M8°1°63
  4. A13°4°47
  5. M17°8°65
  6. J20°11°72
  7. J22°13°72
  8. A22°13°68
  9. S18°10°67
  10. O13°7°59
  11. N7°3°69
  12. D4°-1°70

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

Diemeltaler Schmetterlings-Steig is a regional hiking route in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, about 152 km (94 mi) in length. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Apr–Oct.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length (signed)
152 km · 94 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
173 km · 108 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
Germany
Region
North Rhine-Westphalia
Continent
Europe
Route type
Regional route
Ref
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From / to
Bad Karlshafen → Diemelstadt-Wethen (Quast)
Route centre
51.5609, 9.2562
Route start
51.4847, 9.1976
OpenStreetMap
relation 7931022
Official info
diemeltaler-schmetterlingssteig.de/
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.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Fulda-Diemel-Weg

7 mi · 10 km · Hesse

Upland-Weserbergland-Weg

8 mi · 12 km · Hesse

Hessenweg 6

8 mi · 13 km · Hesse

Kassel - Laar

11 mi · 18 km · Hesse

Erlenloch - Herkules

14 mi · 22 km · Hesse

Ahnetalweg

14 mi · 23 km · Hesse

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