Germany Gorge
Saulochschlucht Deggendorf
212 m of rock, cut by the Saulochbach.
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The cut
212 metres, to scale.
A slice through Saulochschlucht Deggendorf where it is deepest and narrowest, measured on the Copernicus relief model every 30 m. Same scale as the landmark standing on the floor.
Standing on the floor, to scale: Great Pyramid · 139 m
Depth is measured to the lower rim; the width is from rim to rim. A 30 m relief model smooths the narrowest walls, so a slot canyon reads shallower than it is.
212m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
6.6km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
19°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
1.0km
Length
Rim to floor
2 °C warmer at the bottom.
In July the afternoon reaches 25 °C on the floor, against 23 °C on the rim. The best months to hike are from May to June and in September. The rim freezes at night from December to March. The wettest months are in June and in August.
- 2°0°Jan
- 3°1°Feb
- 9°6°Mar
- 15°13°Apr
- 19°17°May
- 23°21°Jun
- 25°23°Jul
- 25°23°Aug
- 20°18°Sep
- 14°12°Oct
- 8°6°Nov
- 3°1°Dec
Afternoon highs, 1991–2020 averages (NASA POWER) brought to the altitude of the rim and of the floor with the standard lapse rate (6.5 °C per 1 000 m). Shade, wind and rock change this on the day. Not a forecast.
Saulochschlucht Deggendorf is a gorge in Germany, cut by the Saulochbach river. The relief model measures 212 m from the floor to the lower rim, and 327 m to the higher one. It runs for 1.0 km. Rim to rim it is 6.6 km wide where the cut was taken.
Getting there.
- Deggendorfnearest town · 4.6 km in a straight line
- Parking 750 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Viewpointsnearest viewpoint · 1.4 km from the floor
- České Budějovice South Bohemian Airport (JCL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 104 km in a straight lineCar hire at MUC airport (Munich)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
- From May to June and in Septemberbest months to hike (estimate)
Plan the visit
Guided hikes, a bed nearby, a car.
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From the sky.
The canyon from above, with the relief shaded, the line of the cut, the river and what people have mapped around it.
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Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 14 × 14 km, north up. The line is the cut above. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Around the canyon.
- 22viewpoints within 5 kmDreitannenriegel, Breitenauriegel, Geßinger Stein and 19 more
- 34marked hiking routes within 4 kmEuropäischer Fernwanderweg E8, Bayerischer Wald-Verein, Main-Donau-Weg (Ostlinie) Teil_3, Graflinger Tal Rundwanderweg Nr. 1 and 31 more
- 1climbing crags within 3 kmSauloch
- 12footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 kmHochäckerweg, Kirchenweg and 10 more
- 75car parks within 3 km
- 55information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 36bus stops within 2 km
- 8campsites within 8 kmBoarisch Kongo, Camping Donau Strandhaus, Wohnmobilstellplatz Familie Müller and 5 more
- 58hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmGasthof Haus Kräh, Schloss Hotel, Naturfreundehaus Landauer Berghütte and 55 more
- 53restaurants and cafés within 4 km
- via ferrata routes within 4 km
- rafting, canoe, kayak or canyoning spots within 4 km
- swimming spots within 3 km
- named waterfalls within 4 km
- caves within 3 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, around the floor of the canyon. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Towns nearby
- Deggendorf4.6 km in a straight line
- Schaufling4.8 km in a straight line
- Metten6.9 km in a straight line
- Bischofsmais7.7 km in a straight line
- Auerbach9.9 km in a straight line
- Lalling10 km in a straight line
- Bernried10 km in a straight line
- Offenberg11 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Saulochschlucht Deggendorf.
The river that carved it, the waterfalls inside it, the mountains on the rim, the lakes, beaches and island nearby — from our six sister atlases, each with its own figures.
Peakyas35 mountains within 15 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmComing soonFigures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, NOAA, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Month by month
The weather, at the floor and at the rim.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon · floor | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| Afternoon · rim | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| Night · rim | -7 | -6 | -3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | -1 | -5 |
| Rain (mm) | 78 | 58 | 64 | 49 | 89 | 99 | 97 | 100 | 68 | 64 | 63 | 72 |
| Rainy days | 14 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
| Sun hours/day | 1.6 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 18 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | 0 | -7 | 78 | 1.6 |
| Feb | 3 | 1 | -6 | 58 | 3.4 |
| Mar | 9 | 6 | -3 | 64 | 4.5 |
| Apr | 15 | 13 | 2 | 49 | 6.3 |
| May | 19 | 17 | 7 | 89 | 6.4 |
| Jun | 23 | 21 | 11 | 99 | 7.2 |
| Jul | 25 | 23 | 12 | 97 | 7.3 |
| Aug | 25 | 23 | 12 | 100 | 6.6 |
| Sep | 20 | 18 | 7 | 68 | 5.2 |
| Oct | 14 | 12 | 3 | 64 | 3.4 |
| Nov | 8 | 6 | -1 | 63 | 1.3 |
| Dec | 3 | 1 | -5 | 72 | 1.1 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (338 m) and the rim (664 m) with the standard lapse rate. Not a forecast.
Photographs
Seen from the trail.
Recent years
Wet years, dry years.
Rain of each month as a share of the 1991–2020 average. A dry year means a lower river and hotter rock; a wet one, more water in the gorge.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 43% | 209% | 71% | 81% | 96% | 160% | 68% | 142% | 107% | 125% | 50% | 91% |
| 2021 | 128% | 82% | 63% | 75% | 152% | 142% | 138% | 146% | 44% | 38% | 86% | 107% |
| 2022 | 86% | 91% | 27% | 132% | 90% | 128% | 41% | 78% | 173% | 84% | 109% | 94% |
| 2023 | 51% | 113% | 110% | 192% | 61% | 55% | 75% | 193% | 33% | 76% | 212% | 189% |
| 2024 | 116% | 121% | 44% | 141% | 196% | 108% | 109% | 88% | 252% | 84% | 84% | 80% |
| 2025 | 71% | 32% | 68% | 56% | 58% | 86% | 115% | 60% | 120% | 107% | 84% | 26% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Saulochschlucht Deggendorf
Germany
- 212 mDepth
- 6.6 kmRim to rim
- 1.0 kmLength
- 19°Steepest wall
Vornbacher Enge bei Vornbach
Germany · 54 km
- 126 mDepth
- 2.2 kmRim to rim
- 1.8 kmLength
- 17°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q2227535) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| The cut: depth, width, wall and 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Climate | NASA POWER, 1991–2020 |
| Viewpoints, trails, bridges and the river line | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Rivers, waterfalls, mountains, lakes, beaches and islands nearby | Coastya, Lakeyas, Peakyas, Cascadyas, Islandyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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