Brettsteig
- 0.6 mi
- round trip
- 781 ft
- climb
- 5,915 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Brettsteig is an out-and-back trail, 0.6 miles each way (1.1 miles round trip) in Bavaria, Germany, inside Nationalpark Berchtesgaden. It runs between about 5,370 ft and 5,920 ft above sea level, with roughly 660 ft of climbing one way. It is demanding alpine terrain with scrambling on exposed ground; it is for experienced, well-equipped hikers. Most of the way is dirt. The nearest town is Faselsberg, about 1.7 miles southeast of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Brettgabel, Dürreckberg and Alpelköpfe. Königsbachfall is within about 3 miles. For camping, Camping Mühlleiten and Grafenlehen are within about 6 miles. There are 14 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trails, access rules and conditions change, so check locally before you go.
Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Brettsteig for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
- BrettgabelHiking · ~1 min drive
- HohmaissteigHiking · ~2 min drive
- MannlsteigHiking · ~3 min drive
- MariensteigHiking · ~6 min drive
- PostensteigHiking · ~3 min drive
- StufenwegHiking · ~2 min drive
- SteftensteigHiking · ~3 min drive
- SappensteigHiking · ~3 min drive
- RabenwandsteigHiking · ~3 min drive
- EisenkendlsteigHiking · ~3 min drive
Best time to visit Brettsteig
No month here meets our mild-weather rule. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where there's no snowfall data), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
27° / 11°
14 wet
Feb
30° / 13°
13 wet
Mar
36° / 19°
16 wet
Apr
43° / 24°
16 wet
May
54° / 33°
16 wet
Jun
58° / 40°
18 wet
Jul
62° / 44°
17 wet
Aug
62° / 44°
17 wet
Sep
55° / 38°
15 wet
Oct
49° / 31°
13 wet
Nov
37° / 20°
14 wet
Dec
28° / 13°
17 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1981–2010. Modelled for the 1 km square this place sits in (average height 4,826 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 1,100 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Snowfall days aren't in this data. Source: CHELSA 1 km climate model (1981–2010) and CRU TS 4.09 wet days. Data: CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al. 2017), WSL (CC0 1.0); CRU TS 4.09 (Harris et al. 2020), University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. (Open Government Licence v3.0).
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