Gersheit
- 2,497 ft
- summit
Gersheit is a mountain in Thuringia, Germany, with its summit at about 2,500 ft (761 m) above sea level. It stands inside Naturpark Thüringer Wald. Mapped trails that come within about half a mile of the top include Doktor-Wald-Weg and Rennsteig. The nearest town is Schmiedefeld am Rennsteig, about 1.0 miles southeast of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Kleine Hohe Warte, Kleine Hohe Warte and Hückel. Finsteres Loch is within about 3 miles. For camping, Naturcamp Lenkgrund and Waldcampingplatz Meyersgrund 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
- 2,497 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Gersheit. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Gersheit
How tall is Gersheit?
2,497 ft (761 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Gersheit?
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.
Großer HundskopfSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: Michael Sander, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Kleiner DreiherrnsteinSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: SchiDD, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Großer EisenbergSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Elop, CC BY-SA 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Großer DreiherrnsteinSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Manfred Schröter, Berga This photo was taken with Samsung Galaxy A54 5G, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Großer FinsterbergSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Elop, CC BY-SA 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Kleine Hohe WarteSummit · ~1 min drive
- Kleine Hohe WarteSummit · ~2 min drive
- HückelSummit · ~2 min drive
- MeisenhügelSummit · ~2 min drive
- Große Hohe WarteSummit · ~2 min drive
Best time to visit Gersheit
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
33° / 23°
17 wet
Feb
34° / 23°
15 wet
Mar
41° / 28°
16 wet
Apr
49° / 33°
14 wet
May
58° / 42°
15 wet
Jun
62° / 47°
14 wet
Jul
66° / 51°
16 wet
Aug
66° / 51°
15 wet
Sep
59° / 45°
14 wet
Oct
51° / 39°
14 wet
Nov
40° / 32°
15 wet
Dec
34° / 26°
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 2,457 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
