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Teufelsbadstube

90 m of rock, cut by the Teufelsgraben.

See the cutWhen to go

Derzno · CC BY 3.0

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.

407 m535 m90 m8.8 km rim to rim1.0 kmvertical scale × 3.0407 m535 m90 m8.8 km rim to rim1.0 kmvertical scale × 3.0

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.

rim · 535 mfloor · 317 m
  1. 2°1°Jan
  2. 4°2°Feb
  3. 9°7°Mar
  4. 15°13°Apr
  5. 19°18°May
  6. 24°22°Jun
  7. 26°25°Jul
  8. 26°24°Aug
  9. 21°19°Sep
  10. 14°13°Oct
  11. 7°6°Nov
  12. 3°2°Dec
Hike: May, SepFrost on the rim: Dec–FebWettest: Jul

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.

Teufelsbadstube seen from above (Sentinel-2) N 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.

Peakyas52 mountains within 15 km
Lindenberg (Fränkische Schweiz)545 m · 8.1 kmOchsenkopf440 m · 8.3 kmHetzleser Berg549 m · 9.5 kmEpperlesberg546 m · 13 kmKunigundenberg383 m · 13 kmReckenberg550 m · 14 kmSchmausenbuck390 m · 14 kmLeitsberg572 m · 15 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmComing soon
Großer Bischofsweiher0.3 km² · 13 km

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Afternoon · floor2491519242626211473
Afternoon · rim1271318222524191362
Night · rim-5-5-227111313840-4
Rain (mm)584448397669777255525760
Rainy days121011101314141210111114
Sun hours/day1.43.14.46.56.87.57.56.75.43.41.41.0
Snow on the ground (cm)161582000001715
Afternoon · floorAfternoon · rimNight · rimRain (mm)Sun hours/day
Jan21-5581.4
Feb42-5443.1
Mar97-2484.4
Apr15132396.5
May19187766.8
Jun242211697.5
Jul262513777.5
Aug262413726.7
Sep21198555.4
Oct14134523.4
Nov760571.4
Dec32-4601.0

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.

Photographs

Seen from the trail.

Teufelsbadstube 02
Derzno · CC BY 3.0
Kalchreuth Bahnhof 4972
Ailura · CC BY-SA 3.0 at
Kalchreuth Hallerstr 2 4941
Ailura · CC BY-SA 3.0 at

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
202048%261%94%35%64%172%42%146%103%111%28%105%
2021136%121%73%65%134%161%180%154%48%64%78%124%
202298%112%41%195%41%57%33%105%185%90%90%84%
202369%103%181%126%53%66%90%185%37%107%187%155%
2024113%151%59%156%185%134%92%100%209%111%81%81%
2025107%66%38%72%46%90%116%60%213%112%68%30%

130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month

Compare with the neighbours.

Teufelsbadstube

Germany

  • 90 mDepth
  • 8.8 kmRim to rim
  • 0.5 kmLength
  • 10°Steepest wall

Bitterbachschlucht

Germany · 13 km

  • 108 mDepth
  • 7.8 kmRim to rim
  • —Length
  • 13°Steepest wall

See the guide

Rumpelbachschlucht

Germany · 23 km

  • 70 mDepth
  • 7.4 kmRim to rim
  • 0.3 kmLength
  • 16°Steepest wall

See the guide

Teufelskirche von Grünsberg

Germany · 27 km

  • 88 mDepth
  • 870 mRim to rim
  • 0.3 kmLength
  • 16°Steepest wall

See the guide

Where these figures come from

Name, type, published depth and lengthWikidata (Q16294981) · CC0
The cut: depth, width, wall and 3D modelCopernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
ClimateNASA POWER, 1991–2020
Viewpoints, trails, bridges and the river line© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
ImagesEOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons
Rivers, waterfalls, mountains, lakes, beaches and islands nearbyCoastya, Lakeyas, Peakyas, Cascadyas, Islandyas, Riveryas

Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.

The family

Do you prefer beaches, lakes, mountains, waterfalls, islands, rivers or canyons?

Same idea, other landscapes: field atlases built on open data, month by month, in seven languages.

beachesCoastyaFind your beach: sea temperature, sun and swimming month by month.Visit
lakesLakeyasEvery lake on Earth: water temperature, ice, depth and the shore.Coming soonVisit
mountainsPeakyasEvery summit in 3D: summit weather, the 0 °C line, huts and trails.Visit
waterfallsCascadyasEvery waterfall: height, flow month by month and when it roars.Coming soonVisit
islandsIslandyasEvery island from the sea up: size, sea temperature, ferries and 3D.Visit riversRiveryasEvery river from source to sea: the journey, the flow and the basin in numbers.Visit
canyonsCanyonyasEvery canyon cut to scale: depth to the floor, rim and floor temperatures, trails and viewpoints.You are here