Steftensteig
- 0.6 mi
- round trip
- 1,676 ft
- climb
- 5,954 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Steftensteig is an out-and-back trail, 0.6 miles each way (1.1 miles round trip) in Bavaria, Germany. It runs between about 4,280 ft and 5,950 ft above sea level, with roughly 0 ft of climbing one way. It is demanding alpine terrain with scrambling on exposed ground; it is for experienced, well-equipped hikers. The nearest town is Faselsberg, about 1.8 miles east of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Kehlstein, Pflughörndl and Alpelköpfe. For camping, Camping Allweglehen and Camping Mühlleiten are within about 6 miles. There are 11 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 Steftensteig for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
- MannlsteigHiking · Next door
- PostensteigHiking · Next door
- Unterer MadlerswandsteigHiking · ~4 min drive
- MariensteigHiking · ~6 min drive
- EisenkendlsteigHiking · ~1 min drive
- KehlriedlsteigHiking · ~2 min drive
- StufenwegHiking · ~4 min drive
- BrettsteigHiking · ~3 min drive
- SappensteigHiking · ~2 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 Steftensteig
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
24° / 8°
14 wet
Feb
27° / 10°
13 wet
Mar
32° / 15°
16 wet
Apr
40° / 20°
16 wet
May
50° / 30°
16 wet
Jun
54° / 36°
18 wet
Jul
58° / 40°
17 wet
Aug
58° / 40°
17 wet
Sep
52° / 35°
15 wet
Oct
46° / 28°
13 wet
Nov
34° / 17°
14 wet
Dec
25° / 10°
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 5,804 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).
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