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Best time to hike

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

  1. J4°-1°50
  2. F5°-1°44
  3. M10°2°50
  4. A14°5°44
  5. M18°9°59
  6. J21°12°56
  7. J24°15°62
  8. A24°14°54
  9. S19°11°54
  10. O14°7°59
  11. N8°3°51
  12. D4°0°60

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

Niederhausen - Wolfstein - Kaiserslautern - Johanniskreuz - St. Germanshof

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Trail facts

Mapped length
143 km · 89 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
Germany
Region
Rhineland-Palatinate
Continent
Europe
Route type
National route
Operator (OSM)
Pfälzerwald-Verein
Route centre
49.4249, 7.7828
Route start
49.8048, 7.7854
OpenStreetMap
relation 157611
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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