Germany Ravine
Uttewalder Grund
137 m of rock, cut by the Uttewalder Grundbach.
SchiDD · CC BY-SA 4.0
The cut
137 metres, to scale.
A slice through Uttewalder Grund 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: Big Ben · 96 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.
137m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
1.3km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
24°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
110m
Floor altitude
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 from July to August.
- 2°1°Jan
- 4°3°Feb
- 9°8°Mar
- 15°14°Apr
- 20°18°May
- 24°23°Jun
- 26°25°Jul
- 26°25°Aug
- 21°20°Sep
- 14°14°Oct
- 8°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.
Ravine in Germany
Uttewalder Grund is a ravine in Germany, cut by the Uttewalder Grundbach river. The relief model measures 137 m from the floor to the lower rim. Rim to rim it is 1.3 km wide where the cut was taken.
Getting there.
- Stadt Wehlennearest town · 1.4 km in a straight line
- Parking 950 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Viewpointsnearest viewpoint · 0.4 km from the floor
- Dresden Airport (DRS)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 26 km in a straight lineCar hire at DRS airport (Dresden)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 Uttewalder Grundbach runs highest from January to September.
The Uttewalder Grundbach carries about 322 m³/s on average here.
- 446 m³/sJan
- 451 m³/sFeb
- 690 m³/sMar
- 494 m³/sApr
- 494 m³/sMay
- 345 m³/sJun
- 427 m³/sJul
- 453 m³/sAug
- 377 m³/sSep
- 288 m³/sOct
- 232 m³/sNov
- 163 m³/sDec
From about 163 m³/s in the lowest month to 690 m³/s in the highest. Its basin above this point covers 51,896 km².
The Biela from source to mouth on Riveryas — coming soon
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
1.2 km
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 5.0 × 5.0 km, north up. The line is the cut above. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Around the canyon.
- 120viewpoints within 5 kmKanapee, Felsenburg, Ferdinandaussicht and 117 more
- 30marked hiking routes within 4 kmRundweg Roter Punkt (Meißen - Schmilka), Fernwanderweg Zittau – Wernigerode (Sachsen Ost), Fernwanderweg Görlitz – Greiz (Teil: Großer Picho – Glashütte) and 27 more
- 182climbing crags within 3 kmWehlnadel, Hinterer Gansfels, Plattenstein and 179 more
- 53footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 kmBasteibrücke and 52 more
- 2rafting, canoe, kayak or canyoning spots within 4 kmDKV-Zeltplatz, Einsetzstelle für Kanus und Schlauchboote
- 1named waterfalls within 4 kmAmselfall
- 20caves within 3 km
- 94car parks within 3 km
- 205information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 24bus stops within 2 km
- 28campsites within 8 kmCampinggelegenheit an der Ochelbaude, Nikolsdorf-Biwak, Biwak-Quirl and 25 more
- 275hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmGasthaus "Zum Pfaffenstein“, Pirn'scher Hof, Sächsischer Hof and 272 more
- 36restaurants and cafés within 4 km
- via ferrata routes within 4 km
- swimming spots 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
- Stadt Wehlen1.4 km in a straight line
- Lohmen2.9 km in a straight line
- Struppen4.4 km in a straight line
- Hohnstein5.7 km in a straight line
- Königstein6.7 km in a straight line
- Pirna6.9 km in a straight line
- Porschdorf7.3 km in a straight line
- Dürrröhrsdorf7.4 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Uttewalder Grund.
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.
Riveryas18 rivers in the canyon
Peakyas86 mountains within 15 km
Lakeyas1 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 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Afternoon · rim | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| Night · rim | -4 | -4 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | -2 |
| Rain (mm) | 61 | 41 | 48 | 38 | 64 | 73 | 87 | 81 | 58 | 54 | 56 | 56 |
| Rainy days | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
| Sun hours/day | 1.1 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 16 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | 1 | -4 | 61 | 1.1 |
| Feb | 4 | 3 | -4 | 41 | 2.4 |
| Mar | 9 | 8 | -1 | 48 | 3.6 |
| Apr | 15 | 14 | 4 | 38 | 6.1 |
| May | 20 | 18 | 8 | 64 | 6.5 |
| Jun | 24 | 23 | 12 | 73 | 6.9 |
| Jul | 26 | 25 | 14 | 87 | 6.7 |
| Aug | 26 | 25 | 14 | 81 | 6.1 |
| Sep | 21 | 20 | 9 | 58 | 4.9 |
| Oct | 14 | 14 | 5 | 54 | 3.1 |
| Nov | 8 | 7 | 1 | 56 | 1.3 |
| Dec | 4 | 3 | -2 | 56 | 0.9 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (110 m) and the rim (262 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 | 48% | 225% | 84% | 20% | 98% | 123% | 39% | 160% | 96% | 175% | 22% | 43% |
| 2021 | 133% | 115% | 83% | 113% | 154% | 125% | 140% | 129% | 46% | 39% | 103% | 97% |
| 2022 | 89% | 148% | 26% | 124% | 60% | 124% | 38% | 121% | 141% | 56% | 77% | 73% |
| 2023 | 81% | 134% | 162% | 168% | 28% | 100% | 59% | 148% | 42% | 166% | 170% | 183% |
| 2024 | 85% | 189% | 43% | 101% | 128% | 99% | 74% | 85% | 192% | 70% | 84% | 74% |
| 2025 | 91% | 37% | 63% | 80% | 90% | 69% | 128% | 51% | 136% | 109% | 67% | 44% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Uttewalder Grund
Germany
- 137 mDepth
- 1.3 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 24°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q33155988) · 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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