Eselsteig
- 0.4 mi
- one way
- 371 ft
- climb
- 3,577 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
Eselsteig is a 0.4-mile point-to-point route in Bavaria, Germany. It runs between about 3,210 ft and 3,580 ft above sea level, with roughly 370 ft of climbing one way. It is a mountain path with steeper and uneven sections, so wear proper hiking shoes. Most of the way is natural ground. It is mapped as a named hiking route, with the sections joined into one trail here. The nearest town is Litzldorf, about 2.6 miles southwest of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Roßstallkopf, Reinock and Lechnerkopf. Jenbachfall and Wasserfall Arzmoos are within about 3 miles. For camping, Kaiser Camping Outdoor Resort and Campingplatz NATURAMA Glockenalm are within about 6 miles. There are 10 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 Eselsteig for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
Brecherspitz OstgratHiking · ~13 min drivePhoto: Лорд Бъмбъри, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Wanderweg 811 - Zahmer KaiserHiking · ~22 min drivePhoto: Andrea Schieber from München, Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Europäischer Fernwanderweg E4 - Teil Deutschland (Region Wendelstein)Hiking · ~5 min drive
- KranzhornsteigHiking · ~13 min drive
- Jägersteig PendlingHiking · ~20 min drive
- WinterwegHiking · ~2 min drive
- Hubert-Stürzl-SteigHiking · ~4 min drive
- TotholzpfadHiking · ~6 min drive
- Oberer FürhölzlHiking · ~20 min drive
- Krautriess-SteigHiking · ~21 min drive
Best time to visit Eselsteig
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
33° / 17°
15 wet
Feb
36° / 19°
14 wet
Mar
42° / 25°
16 wet
Apr
50° / 30°
15 wet
May
59° / 39°
17 wet
Jun
63° / 46°
18 wet
Jul
67° / 50°
18 wet
Aug
67° / 49°
17 wet
Sep
60° / 43°
14 wet
Oct
54° / 36°
13 wet
Nov
42° / 26°
15 wet
Dec
34° / 19°
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 3,241 ft), not measured at a weather station. 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).
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors
