Hessenstein
- 2,881 ft
- summit
- Naturpark Bayerischer Wald e. V.
- managed by
Hessenstein is a mountain in Bavaria, Germany, with its summit at about 2,880 ft (878 m) above sea level. It stands inside Naturpark Bayerischer Wald. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. The nearest town is Klingenbrunn, about 0.9 miles southwest of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Eisenstein, Ludwigstein and Ochsenberg. For camping, Camping am Nationalpark and Hirtenwiese Camping & Events are within about 6 miles. The location and elevation come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Check local access rules and conditions before you go.
Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
- Summit elevation
- 2,881 ft
- Land manager
- Naturpark Bayerischer Wald e. V.
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Hessenstein. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Hessenstein
How tall is Hessenstein?
2,881 ft (878 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Hessenstein?
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide.
EschenbergSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: Konrad Lackerbeck, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
GsengetsteinSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: Konrad Lackerbeck, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- EisensteinSummit · Next door
- LudwigsteinSummit · ~1 min drive
- OchsenbergSummit · ~2 min drive
- RöhrlbergSummit · ~2 min drive
- GeiersbergSummit · ~2 min drive
- SchneiderhöheSummit · ~2 min drive
- Kleiner GeißbergSummit · ~3 min drive
- GeißbergriegelSummit · ~3 min drive
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Best time to visit Hessenstein
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
32° / 20°
15 wet
Feb
34° / 21°
14 wet
Mar
41° / 27°
16 wet
Apr
51° / 34°
14 wet
May
60° / 43°
15 wet
Jun
64° / 48°
16 wet
Jul
68° / 52°
17 wet
Aug
68° / 52°
15 wet
Sep
60° / 46°
13 wet
Oct
52° / 39°
13 wet
Nov
40° / 29°
15 wet
Dec
33° / 23°
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 2,674 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
