Hochwald
- 2,123 ft
- summit
Hochwald is a mountain in Thuringia, Germany, with its summit at about 2,120 ft (647 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 Zella-Mehlis, about 1.2 miles east of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mühlenwasserkopf, Finkenhügel and Kleiner Brand. For camping, Oberhof Camping Lütschesee is 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
- 2,123 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Hochwald. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Hochwald
How tall is Hochwald?
2,123 ft (647 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Hochwald?
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.
LerchenbergSummit · ~2 min drivePhoto: ThüringerChatte, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
WildekopfSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: Elop, CC BY-SA 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Unterer BeerbergSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: Stephan van Helden, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Großer BeerbergSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: Elop, CC BY-SA 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Gebrannter SteinSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: SehLax, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
BrandleiteSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: Martin Schmidt, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- MühlenwasserkopfSummit · Next door
- FinkenhügelSummit · Next door
- Kleiner BrandSummit · ~1 min drive
- KönigsknübelSummit · ~1 min drive
Best time to visit Hochwald
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° / 24°
17 wet
Feb
35° / 23°
15 wet
Mar
43° / 29°
16 wet
Apr
51° / 35°
14 wet
May
59° / 43°
15 wet
Jun
64° / 48°
14 wet
Jul
68° / 53°
16 wet
Aug
68° / 52°
15 wet
Sep
60° / 47°
14 wet
Oct
52° / 40°
14 wet
Nov
41° / 32°
15 wet
Dec
35° / 27°
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 1,988 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
