Windknollen
Photo: Herr Commonsense, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Windknollen is a protected natural area in Thuringia, Germany, covering about 400 acres (2 km²). Its peaks include Windknollen. The nearest town is Cospeda, about 0.7 miles east of the park's centre. The boundary comes from OpenStreetMap. Check the park's own rules, fees and opening hours before you go.
Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Windknollen for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
Park size
447 acres
Hufeisen-JenzigState park · ~7 min drivePhoto: Herr Commonsense, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Kernberge und Wöllmisse bei JenaState park · ~8 min drivePhoto: Dobbediedob, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Leutratal und CospothState park · ~8 min drivePhoto: TomWed, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Schötener GrundState park · ~8 min drivePhoto: ErwinMeier, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Alter GleisbergState park · ~10 min drivePhoto: Herr Commonsense, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
GleistalhängeState park · ~12 min drivePhoto: Herr Commonsense, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Speicher PodelsatzState park · ~12 min drivePhoto: Michael Köhler, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Hainspitzer SeeState park · ~20 min drivePhoto: Dguendel, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
PrinzenschneiseState park · ~21 min drivePhoto: Btb1984, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Sümpfe und Wälder bei Bad KlosterlausnitzState park · ~21 min drivePhoto: Steffen Mokosch, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Also worth it near here
WindknollenSummit · Next doorPhoto: Nicolas Illy, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Thüringer Langstreckenwanderung links und rechts des Mittleren SaaletalsHiking · ~4 min drive
Camping TiefurtCamping · ~16 min drivePhoto: Dguendel, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
AmselfallWaterfall · ~17 min drivePhoto: Thuringius, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Windknollen
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°
15 wet
Feb
39° / 27°
14 wet
Mar
46° / 32°
15 wet
Apr
54° / 37°
13 wet
May
62° / 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°
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 1,115 ft), not measured at a weather station. We don't have this place's elevation, so higher spots nearby can run cooler. 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
