Grendel
Photo: Elop, CC BY-SA 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 2,582 ft
- summit
Grendel is a mountain in Thuringia, Germany, with its summit at about 2,580 ft (787 m) above sea level. It stands inside Naturpark Thüringer Wald. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. The nearest town is Waffenrod, about 1.1 miles east of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Kleiner Hettlein, Eckartsberg and Frohnberg. Neuntal Wasserfall is within about 3 miles. For camping, Ferienpark Thüringer Wald and Wohnmobil-Stellplatz Camping am Werra Radweg 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.
- Summit elevation
- 2,582 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Grendel. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Grendel
How tall is Grendel?
2,582 ft (787 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Grendel?
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.
SimmersbergSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: Elop, CC BY-SA 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)
EselsbergSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: holger mohaupt, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Kleiner HettleinSummit · Next door
- EckartsbergSummit · ~1 min drive
- FrohnbergSummit · ~1 min drive
- BurgbergSummit · ~1 min drive
- Großer HettleinSummit · ~1 min drive
- MühlbergSummit · ~2 min drive
- BurgbergSummit · ~2 min drive
- BlassenbergSummit · ~2 min drive
Best time to visit Grendel
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°
14 wet
Mar
41° / 28°
15 wet
Apr
49° / 33°
13 wet
May
58° / 42°
15 wet
Jun
62° / 47°
14 wet
Jul
66° / 51°
16 wet
Aug
66° / 51°
14 wet
Sep
59° / 45°
13 wet
Oct
51° / 39°
13 wet
Nov
40° / 31°
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 2,556 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 the summit for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors
