Baden-Württemberg, GermanyBaden-WürttembergHW 4 - Main-Donau-Bodensee-Weg · Baden-WürttembergRemstalWeg · Baden-WürttembergEndStart5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 12–22 °C (54–72 °F)

  1. J3°-4°81
  2. F4°-4°72
  3. M8°-1°85
  4. A12°3°73
  5. M17°7°106
  6. J19°10°103
  7. J22°13°108
  8. A22°12°95
  9. S17°9°78
  10. O13°5°88
  11. N7°1°84
  12. D3°-2°97

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

Themenwanderweg: Dem Trauerzug der Überführung der Stauferkönigin Irene Maria von Byzanz (gest. 27.08.1208) vom Hohenstaufen zur Grablege im Kloster Lorch nachempfunden

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Trail facts

Length (signed)
12 km · 7 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
12 km · 7 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
2.4 km W of Ottenbach (Regierungsbezirk Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
Germany
Region
Baden-Württemberg
Continent
Europe
Route type
Regional route
Operator (OSM)
Schwäbischer Albverein
From / to
Hohenstaufen → Lorch
Route centre
48.7711, 9.7096
Route start
48.7430, 9.7166
OpenStreetMap
relation 16310523
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

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