Breitunger Rennsteig
- 10.5 mi
- one way
- 788 ft
- climb
- 2,445 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
Breitunger Rennsteig is a 11-mile point-to-point route in Thuringia, Germany, inside Naturpark Thüringer Wald. It runs between about 810 ft and 2,440 ft above sea level, with roughly 790 ft of climbing one way. It is mapped as a named hiking route, with the sections joined into one trail here. The nearest town is Brotterode, about 2.1 miles northwest of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Großer Weißenberg, Hühne and Zigeunerkopf. For camping, Campingplatz Nüßleshof is within about 6 miles. 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 Breitunger Rennsteig for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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Best time to visit Breitunger Rennsteig
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
34° / 25°
17 wet
Feb
35° / 24°
15 wet
Mar
42° / 28°
16 wet
Apr
49° / 33°
14 wet
May
57° / 41°
15 wet
Jun
62° / 47°
14 wet
Jul
66° / 51°
16 wet
Aug
66° / 51°
15 wet
Sep
59° / 45°
13 wet
Oct
51° / 40°
14 wet
Nov
41° / 33°
15 wet
Dec
35° / 27°
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 2,293 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
