Glockersteig
- 1.0 mi
- one way
- 391 ft
- climb
- 1,457 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Sep
- best months
Glockersteig is a 1.0-mile point-to-point route in Bavaria, Germany, inside Naturpark Altmühltal. It runs between about 1,330 ft and 1,460 ft above sea level, with roughly 390 ft of climbing one way. It is a well-made walking path, fine for most hikers. Most of the way is dirt. It is mapped as a named hiking route, with the sections joined into one trail here. The nearest town is Schambach, about 0.6 miles southeast of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Muckenberg, Nonnenstein and Nonnenstein. For camping, Bootsrastplatz Gungolding and Azur Camping Altmühltal are within about 6 miles. There are 2 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 Glockersteig for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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Best time to visit Glockersteig
Best months: September. 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
37° / 26°
17 wet
Feb
40° / 27°
15 wet
Mar
48° / 33°
16 wet
Apr
56° / 39°
14 wet
May
65° / 48°
16 wet
Jun
70° / 53°
15 wet
Jul
74° / 57°
16 wet
Aug
73° / 57°
14 wet
Sep
65° / 50°
12 wet
Oct
56° / 43°
14 wet
Nov
45° / 34°
16 wet
Dec
38° / 29°
18 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 1,394 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