Herrensprung
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 164 ft
- climb
- 1,195 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Herrensprung is an out-and-back trail, 0.5 miles each way (1.0 miles round trip) in Thuringia, Germany. It runs between about 1,050 ft and 1,200 ft above sea level, with roughly 140 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 dirt. The nearest town is Hetschburg, about 0.8 miles northeast of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Rosenberg, Herlitzenberg and Buhrhügel. For camping, Campingplatz Oettern and Camping Tiefurt are within about 6 miles. There are 3 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.
- Goethe-ErlebniswegHiking · ~4 min drive
- AlpenstiegHiking · ~18 min drive
- HeinrichswegHiking · ~22 min drive
- Jakobsweg Via Regia 5Hiking · ~16 min drive
- AlpenstiegHiking · ~20 min drive
- HaingrabenHiking · ~23 min drive
- Gelbes Quadrat auf weißem Grund (Rudolstadt-Remda)Hiking · ~22 min drive
- WolfstalwegHiking · ~22 min drive
- Thüringer Langstreckenwanderung links und rechts des Mittleren SaaletalsHiking · ~23 min drive
- RingwegHiking · ~23 min drive
Best time to visit Herrensprung
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
37° / 27°
16 wet
Feb
39° / 27°
14 wet
Mar
46° / 32°
15 wet
Apr
54° / 37°
13 wet
May
63° / 45°
15 wet
Jun
67° / 51°
14 wet
Jul
72° / 55°
16 wet
Aug
71° / 55°
15 wet
Sep
64° / 49°
13 wet
Oct
55° / 43°
13 wet
Nov
44° / 35°
15 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 1,056 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).
Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Herrensprung for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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