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The cut
90 metres, to scale.
A slice through Teufelsbadstube 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: Tower of Pisa · 56 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.
90m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
8.8km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
10°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
0.5km
Length
Rim to floor
Afternoons, up top and down below.
In July the afternoon reaches 26 °C. The best months to hike are in May and in September. The rim freezes at night from December to February. The wettest months are in July.
- 2°1°Jan
- 4°2°Feb
- 9°7°Mar
- 15°13°Apr
- 19°18°May
- 24°22°Jun
- 26°25°Jul
- 26°24°Aug
- 21°19°Sep
- 14°13°Oct
- 7°6°Nov
- 3°2°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.
Canyon in Germany
Teufelsbadstube is a gorge in Germany, cut by the Teufelsgraben river. The relief model measures 90 m from the floor to the lower rim, and 218 m to the higher one. It runs for 0.5 km. Rim to rim it is 8.8 km wide where the cut was taken. It lies within Nürnberger Reichswald.
Getting there.
- Kalchreuthnearest town · 1.5 km in a straight line
- Parking 2,050 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Viewpointsnearest viewpoint · 2.7 km from the floor
- Nuremberg Airport (NUE)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 6 km in a straight lineCar hire at NUE airport (Nuremberg)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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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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5 km
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 20 × 20 km, north up. The line is the cut above. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Around the canyon.
- 13viewpoints within 5 kmKugelfangwall, Nürnberg-Blick, Teufelsbadstube and 10 more
- 49marked hiking routes within 4 kmWanderweg Buchenbühl – Erlangen, Gelbkreuz, Rund um Brand and 46 more
- 14footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 kmPostgäßchen, Herrmannsgäßchen, Kunzengasse and 11 more
- 72car parks within 3 km
- 85information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 8bus stops within 2 km
- 4campsites within 8 kmStellplatz Zum Brez'nwirt, Pfadfinderwiese des PbW e.V. Horst Füchse, Campingplatz Kreuzweiher and 1 more
- 50hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmJugend-Hotel Nürnberg, Hotel Luise, Easy Entry Hotel and 47 more
- 25restaurants and cafés within 4 km
- via ferrata routes within 4 km
- climbing crags within 3 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
- Kalchreuth1.5 km in a straight line
- Heroldsberg3.3 km in a straight line
- Dormitz5.4 km in a straight line
- Kleinsendelbach5.9 km in a straight line
- Uttenreuth6.3 km in a straight line
- Buckenhof6.9 km in a straight line
- Neunkirchen am Brand7.1 km in a straight line
- Spardorf8.0 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Teufelsbadstube.
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.
Figures 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 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| Afternoon · rim | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| Night · rim | -5 | -5 | -2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | -4 |
| Rain (mm) | 58 | 44 | 48 | 39 | 76 | 69 | 77 | 72 | 55 | 52 | 57 | 60 |
| Rainy days | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
| Sun hours/day | 1.4 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 16 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | 1 | -5 | 58 | 1.4 |
| Feb | 4 | 2 | -5 | 44 | 3.1 |
| Mar | 9 | 7 | -2 | 48 | 4.4 |
| Apr | 15 | 13 | 2 | 39 | 6.5 |
| May | 19 | 18 | 7 | 76 | 6.8 |
| Jun | 24 | 22 | 11 | 69 | 7.5 |
| Jul | 26 | 25 | 13 | 77 | 7.5 |
| Aug | 26 | 24 | 13 | 72 | 6.7 |
| Sep | 21 | 19 | 8 | 55 | 5.4 |
| Oct | 14 | 13 | 4 | 52 | 3.4 |
| Nov | 7 | 6 | 0 | 57 | 1.4 |
| Dec | 3 | 2 | -4 | 60 | 1.0 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (317 m) and the rim (535 m) with the standard lapse rate. Not a forecast.
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 | 48% | 261% | 94% | 35% | 64% | 172% | 42% | 146% | 103% | 111% | 28% | 105% |
| 2021 | 136% | 121% | 73% | 65% | 134% | 161% | 180% | 154% | 48% | 64% | 78% | 124% |
| 2022 | 98% | 112% | 41% | 195% | 41% | 57% | 33% | 105% | 185% | 90% | 90% | 84% |
| 2023 | 69% | 103% | 181% | 126% | 53% | 66% | 90% | 185% | 37% | 107% | 187% | 155% |
| 2024 | 113% | 151% | 59% | 156% | 185% | 134% | 92% | 100% | 209% | 111% | 81% | 81% |
| 2025 | 107% | 66% | 38% | 72% | 46% | 90% | 116% | 60% | 213% | 112% | 68% | 30% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q16294981) · 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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