Heidelberg
- 1,496 ft
- summit
Heidelberg is a mountain in Thuringia, Germany, with its summit at about 1,500 ft (456 m) above sea level. It stands inside Schutzzone 1 Nationalpark Hainich. Mapped trails that come within about half a mile of the top include Wildkatzenpfad. The nearest town is Hütscheroda, about 1.3 miles northwest of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Alter Busch, Wartenberg and Katzenhardt. For camping, DÄDALUS Club-Gelände and Camping im Garten 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
- 1,496 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Heidelberg. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Heidelberg
How tall is Heidelberg?
1,496 ft (456 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Heidelberg?
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.
KatzenhardtSummit · Next doorPhoto: Leonhard Lenz, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Alter Berg (Hainich)Summit · ~2 min drivePhoto: Michael Fiegle, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
GoldbergSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: Leonhard Lenz, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Alter BuschSummit · Next door
- WartenbergSummit · Next door
- PetersbergSummit · Next door
- Kalte SchmiedeSummit · ~1 min drive
- SauerbergSummit · ~1 min drive
- HaselborneckeSummit · ~1 min drive
- ZellmannskopfSummit · ~2 min drive
Best time to visit Heidelberg
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
35° / 26°
16 wet
Feb
37° / 26°
14 wet
Mar
44° / 31°
16 wet
Apr
52° / 36°
13 wet
May
60° / 44°
15 wet
Jun
65° / 49°
14 wet
Jul
69° / 54°
16 wet
Aug
69° / 53°
15 wet
Sep
62° / 48°
14 wet
Oct
53° / 41°
14 wet
Nov
43° / 34°
15 wet
Dec
37° / 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 1,424 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
