Postensteig
- 0.9 mi
- round trip
- 1,633 ft
- climb
- 5,923 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Postensteig is an out-and-back trail, 0.9 miles each way (1.8 miles round trip) in Bavaria, Germany. It runs between about 4,290 ft and 5,920 ft above sea level, with roughly 0 ft of climbing one way. It is demanding mountain hiking, with rocky or exposed stretches where you need sure footing. Most of the way is gravel. The nearest town is Faselsberg, about 1.7 miles east of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Kehlstein, Pflughörndl and Dürreckberg. For camping, Camping Allweglehen and Camping Mühlleiten are within about 6 miles. There are 12 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 Postensteig for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
- MannlsteigHiking · Next door
- SappensteigHiking · ~1 min drive
- Unterer MadlerswandsteigHiking · ~3 min drive
- MariensteigHiking · ~6 min drive
- SteftensteigHiking · Next door
- KehlriedlsteigHiking · ~2 min drive
- StufenwegHiking · ~4 min drive
- EisenkendlsteigHiking · ~1 min drive
- AlpeltalsteigHiking · ~3 min drive
- HohmaissteigHiking · ~5 min drive
Also worth it near here
KehlsteinSummit · Next doorPhoto: DennisPeeters, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Carl-von-Stahl-HausHut camping · ~4 min drivePhoto: Coronium, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Camping AllweglehenCamping · ~5 min drive
Oberer WasserfallWaterfall · ~7 min drivePhoto: Linie29, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Bürgermeister-Alois-Oedl-SteigMountain biking · ~9 min drive
Best time to visit Postensteig
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
26° / 10°
14 wet
Feb
28° / 11°
13 wet
Mar
34° / 17°
16 wet
Apr
41° / 22°
16 wet
May
52° / 31°
16 wet
Jun
56° / 38°
18 wet
Jul
60° / 42°
17 wet
Aug
60° / 42°
17 wet
Sep
54° / 36°
15 wet
Oct
47° / 30°
13 wet
Nov
35° / 19°
14 wet
Dec
27° / 12°
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 5,331 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 600 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).
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors