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Wanderweg Schlei-Eider-Elbe / Fernwanderweg E1, Schleswig-Holstein, Westvariante

In Schlei

National route258 km · 160 miBest Apr–Oct

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Wanderweg Schlei-Eider-Elbe / Fernwanderweg E1, Schleswig-Holstein, Westvariante other trails nearby (tap a dot to open it)

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 12–21 °C (54–70 °F)

  1. J3°-1°77
  2. F4°-1°55
  3. M7°1°64
  4. A12°3°45
  5. M16°8°59
  6. J18°11°77
  7. J21°13°90
  8. A21°13°86
  9. S17°11°81
  10. O12°7°97
  11. N7°3°82
  12. D4°0°75

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

This national hiking route in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, is about 258 km (160 mi) long. 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)
258 km · 160 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
265 km · 165 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Lake
Schlei (GeoNames)
Part of
European long distance path E1 - part Germany (international route)
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
Germany
Region
Schleswig-Holstein
Continent
Europe
Route type
National route
Ref
SEE
Operator (OSM)
Wanderverband Norddeutschland
Route centre
54.0257, 9.4584
Route start
54.4938, 9.5629
OpenStreetMap
relation 85381
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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