Germany Gorge
Seltenbachschlucht bei Klingenberg
195 m of rock, cut by the Main.
Julia-Karola · CC BY-SA 4.0
The cut
195 metres, to scale.
A slice through Seltenbachschlucht bei Klingenberg 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.
195m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
4.6km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
30°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
1.0km
Length
Rim to floor
Afternoons, up top and down below.
In July the afternoon reaches 27 °C. The best months to hike are in May and in September. The rim freezes at night from December to February.
- 4°2°Jan
- 5°3°Feb
- 10°8°Mar
- 16°14°Apr
- 20°18°May
- 24°22°Jun
- 27°25°Jul
- 26°24°Aug
- 22°20°Sep
- 15°13°Oct
- 9°7°Nov
- 4°3°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.
Seltenbachschlucht bei Klingenberg is a gorge in Germany, cut by the Main river. The relief model measures 195 m from the floor to the lower rim, and 266 m to the higher one. It runs for 1.0 km. Rim to rim it is 4.6 km wide where the cut was taken.
Getting there.
- Klingenberg am Mainnearest town · 0.6 km in a straight line
- Parking 920 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Viewpointsnearest viewpoint · 0.3 km from the floor
- Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 53 km in a straight lineCar hire at FRA airport (Frankfurt am Main)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
- In May and in Septemberbest months to hike (estimate)
Plan the visit
Guided hikes, a bed nearby, a car.
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The river
The Main runs highest from December to May.
The Main carries about 159 m³/s on average here. It runs highest from December to May.
- 301 m³/sJan
- 298 m³/sFeb
- 343 m³/sMar
- 260 m³/sApr
- 258 m³/sMay
- 138 m³/sJun
- 113 m³/sJul
- 70 m³/sAug
- 61 m³/sSep
- 100 m³/sOct
- 161 m³/sNov
- 230 m³/sDec
From about 61 m³/s in the lowest month to 343 m³/s in the highest. Its basin above this point covers 21,569 km².
Follow the Main from source to mouth on Riveryas
Estimate: long-term flow from the HydroATLAS model (WaterGAP, 1971–2000) shaped by the monthly rain, snow and temperature of the area (NASA POWER). Dams change it. Not a forecast.
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.
N
2 km
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 10 × 10 km, north up. The line is the cut above. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Around the canyon.
- 10viewpoints within 5 kmPavillon Erlenbach, Aussichtsturm Klingenberg and 8 more
- 46marked hiking routes within 4 kmMainweg Teil 9, Großheubach Rundwanderweg 6, Schwarzer Keiler, Rundweg Röllfeld and 43 more
- 28footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 kmSeltenbachschluchtweg and 27 more
- 7rafting, canoe, kayak or canyoning spots within 4 kmKanu-Club Klingenberg and 6 more
- 210car parks within 3 km
- 108information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 43bus stops within 2 km
- 14campsites within 8 kmFestplatz Obernburg, Camping am Leinritt, Jugendzeltplatz des Kreis Miltenberg and 11 more
- 54hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmGasthof „Zum Anker“, Gottwalds Inn, Hotel Römerhof and 51 more
- 45restaurants and cafés within 4 km
- via ferrata routes within 4 km
- climbing crags within 3 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
- Klingenberg am Main0.6 km in a straight line
- Wörth am Main2.9 km in a straight line
- Erlenbach am Main2.9 km in a straight line
- Röllbach4.3 km in a straight line
- Laudenbach4.3 km in a straight line
- Mönchberg5.8 km in a straight line
- Eschau6.4 km in a straight line
- Großheubach6.6 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Seltenbachschlucht bei Klingenberg.
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.
Peakyas92 mountains within 15 kmFigures 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 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
| Afternoon · rim | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| Night · rim | -4 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | -2 |
| Rain (mm) | 69 | 54 | 56 | 44 | 78 | 61 | 72 | 69 | 52 | 60 | 65 | 74 |
| Rainy days | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
| Sun hours/day | 1.0 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 14 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 | 2 | -4 | 69 | 1.0 |
| Feb | 5 | 3 | -4 | 54 | 2.3 |
| Mar | 10 | 8 | -1 | 56 | 4.0 |
| Apr | 16 | 14 | 3 | 44 | 6.2 |
| May | 20 | 18 | 7 | 78 | 6.4 |
| Jun | 24 | 22 | 11 | 61 | 7.1 |
| Jul | 27 | 25 | 13 | 72 | 7.0 |
| Aug | 26 | 24 | 13 | 69 | 6.2 |
| Sep | 22 | 20 | 8 | 52 | 5.1 |
| Oct | 15 | 13 | 4 | 60 | 3.0 |
| Nov | 9 | 7 | 1 | 65 | 1.0 |
| Dec | 4 | 3 | -2 | 74 | 0.5 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (116 m) and the rim (382 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 | 62% | 239% | 111% | 31% | 65% | 157% | 44% | 114% | 72% | 122% | 38% | 117% |
| 2021 | 137% | 103% | 73% | 82% | 104% | 148% | 147% | 123% | 65% | 81% | 73% | 96% |
| 2022 | 115% | 142% | 34% | 183% | 40% | 45% | 41% | 47% | 223% | 100% | 88% | 82% |
| 2023 | 96% | 75% | 193% | 154% | 42% | 51% | 116% | 169% | 54% | 158% | 171% | 133% |
| 2024 | 117% | 173% | 88% | 154% | 145% | 182% | 97% | 78% | 164% | 121% | 98% | 81% |
| 2025 | 123% | 61% | 34% | 69% | 61% | 96% | 110% | 71% | 196% | 130% | 60% | 33% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Seltenbachschlucht bei Klingenberg
Germany
- 195 mDepth
- 4.6 kmRim to rim
- 1.0 kmLength
- 30°Steepest wall
Tretstein waterfall
Germany · 54 km
- 223 mDepth
- 4.9 kmRim to rim
- 0.3 kmLength
- 20°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q57573753) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| The cut: depth, width, wall and 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| River flow and basin | HydroATLAS / RiverATLAS v1.0 (Linke et al. 2019) · CC BY 4.0 |
| 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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