Jakobsweg: Mainz - Bingen - Trier

International route160 km · 99 miBest Apr–Oct

Next nearby hike: Rheinhöhenweg 9. Etappe Heidesheim - Bodenheim (lrh.) 3.4 mi · 5.5 km Explore Rhineland-Palatinate →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 14–24 °C (57–75 °F)

J4°-1°42
F6°-1°38
M10°2°46
A14°5°40
M19°9°56
J22°12°58
J24°15°62
A24°15°53
S20°11°50
O14°7°53
N8°3°46
D4°0°52

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

Jakobsweg: Mainz - Bingen - Trier is an international hiking route in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, about 160 km (99 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): 160 km · 99 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length: 161 km · 100 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Best months: Apr–Oct
Country: Germany
Region: Rhineland-Palatinate
Continent: Europe
Route type: International route
Ref: 16
Operator (OSM): St. Jakobus-Gesellschaft Rheinland-Pfalz-Saarland e.V.
Transliteration (OSM): Camino de Santiago
Route centre: 49.8947, 7.4603
Route start: 49.9992, 8.2723
OpenStreetMap: relation 2390289
Official info: deutsche-jakobswege.de/fulda-mainz.html

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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