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The cut
172 metres, to scale.
A slice through Wutachflühen 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.
172m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
1.2km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
20°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
490m
Floor altitude
Rim to floor
Afternoons, up top and down below.
In July the afternoon reaches 24 °C. The best months to hike are from May to September. The rim freezes at night from December to February. The wettest months are from May to July.
- 3°1°Jan
- 4°3°Feb
- 9°8°Mar
- 14°13°Apr
- 18°17°May
- 22°21°Jun
- 24°23°Jul
- 23°22°Aug
- 19°18°Sep
- 14°13°Oct
- 8°7°Nov
- 4°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.
Wutachflühen is a canyon in Germany, cut by the Wutach river. The relief model measures 172 m from the floor to the lower rim. Rim to rim it is 1.2 km wide where the cut was taken.
Getting there.
- Blumbergnearest town · 3.1 km in a straight line
- Parking 1,180 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Viewpointsnearest viewpoint · 2.6 km from the floor
- Zürich Airport (ZRH)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 40 km in a straight lineCar hire at ZRH airport (Zurich)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
- From May to Septemberbest months to hike (estimate)
Plan the visit
Guided hikes, a bed nearby, a car.
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The river
The Wutach runs highest from March to August.
The Wutach carries about 8.0 m³/s on average here. It runs highest from March to August.
- 6.1 m³/sJan
- 5.5 m³/sFeb
- 8.6 m³/sMar
- 8.7 m³/sApr
- 13 m³/sMay
- 12 m³/sJun
- 10 m³/sJul
- 9.5 m³/sAug
- 6.2 m³/sSep
- 6.7 m³/sOct
- 4.2 m³/sNov
- 4.5 m³/sDec
From about 4.2 m³/s in the lowest month to 13 m³/s in the highest. Its basin above this point covers 390 km².
The Wutach 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.
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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.
- 12viewpoints within 5 kmEichberg, Feldbergblick, Vier-Bahnen-Blick and 9 more
- 106marked hiking routes within 4 kmOstweg, Querweg Freiburg-Bodensee [Blumberg], Querweg Freiburg-Bodensee [Wutach] and 103 more
- 14footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 kmRettungssektor Z1, Rettungssektor Z3, Fliederweg and 11 more
- 5named waterfalls within 4 kmSturzdobel, Kaskaden des Weilergrabens, Wasserfall am Letterngraben and 2 more
- 2caves within 3 km
- 70car parks within 3 km
- 36information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 2bus stops within 2 km
- 6campsites within 8 kmam Bahnhof Zollhaus, Trekking Bruderhof, Schlafen im Stroh and 3 more
- 32hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmPension Gisela, Hotel-Gasthof Kranz, Haus Tibet and 29 more
- 13restaurants 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
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
- Blumberg3.1 km in a straight line
- Schleitheim8.1 km in a straight line
- Stühlingen9.3 km in a straight line
- Tengen12 km in a straight line
- Hüfingen12 km in a straight line
- Bonndorf12 km in a straight line
- Bräunlingen13 km in a straight line
- Löffingen14 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Wutachflühen.
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.
Riveryas2 rivers in the canyon
Peakyas8 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 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Afternoon · rim | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| Night · rim | -5 | -4 | -1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | -4 |
| Rain (mm) | 68 | 54 | 66 | 67 | 109 | 108 | 108 | 106 | 76 | 80 | 68 | 77 |
| Rainy days | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Sun hours/day | 1.8 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 16 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | 1 | -5 | 68 | 1.8 |
| Feb | 4 | 3 | -4 | 54 | 3.1 |
| Mar | 9 | 8 | -1 | 66 | 4.7 |
| Apr | 14 | 13 | 2 | 67 | 6.3 |
| May | 18 | 17 | 7 | 109 | 6.6 |
| Jun | 22 | 21 | 11 | 108 | 7.8 |
| Jul | 24 | 23 | 12 | 108 | 7.7 |
| Aug | 23 | 22 | 12 | 106 | 6.9 |
| Sep | 19 | 18 | 8 | 76 | 5.7 |
| Oct | 14 | 13 | 4 | 80 | 3.8 |
| Nov | 8 | 7 | 0 | 68 | 2.1 |
| Dec | 4 | 2 | -4 | 77 | 1.5 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (490 m) and the rim (667 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 | 76% | 262% | 109% | 33% | 82% | 141% | 61% | 147% | 80% | 161% | 44% | 120% |
| 2021 | 182% | 101% | 78% | 59% | 128% | 172% | 159% | 87% | 59% | 59% | 78% | 144% |
| 2022 | 73% | 128% | 30% | 139% | 61% | 106% | 57% | 107% | 183% | 133% | 130% | 112% |
| 2023 | 86% | 50% | 185% | 154% | 94% | 48% | 104% | 142% | 49% | 125% | 306% | 169% |
| 2024 | 145% | 136% | 146% | 121% | 180% | 153% | 94% | 65% | 223% | 117% | 104% | 98% |
| 2025 | 161% | 80% | 63% | 70% | 61% | 90% | 138% | 119% | 236% | 132% | 114% | 34% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Wutachflühen
Germany
- 172 mDepth
- 1.2 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 20°Steepest wall
Küsnachter Tobel
Switzerland · 54 km
- 383 mDepth
- 12 kmRim to rim
- 8.0 kmLength
- 30°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q20617688) · 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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