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Djævlekløften, Gisselfeld 08

Denmark Denmark Canyon

Djævlekløften

54 m of rock, cut by the Svenskekløften.

See the cutWhen to go

Toxophilus · CC BY-SA 4.0

The cut

54 metres, to scale.

A slice through Djævlekløften where it is deepest and narrowest, measured on the Copernicus relief model every 30 m. Same scale as the landmark standing on the floor.

81 m108 m54 m9.1 km rim to rim1.0 kmvertical scale × 3.081 m108 m54 m9.1 km rim to rim1.0 kmvertical scale × 3.0

Standing on the floor, to scale: a person · 1.8 m · a two-storey house · 9.0 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.

54m

Depth

measured on the 30 m relief model

9.1km

Rim to rim

measured on the 30 m relief model

4°

Steepest wall

average over 300 m, from the relief

27m

Floor altitude

Rim to floor

Afternoons, up top and down below.

In July the afternoon reaches 21 °C. The best months to hike are from June to August. The wettest months are in August.

rim · 108 mfloor · 27 m
  1. 2°2°Jan
  2. 3°2°Feb
  3. 5°5°Mar
  4. 10°10°Apr
  5. 15°15°May
  6. 19°18°Jun
  7. 21°21°Jul
  8. 21°20°Aug
  9. 17°17°Sep
  10. 12°12°Oct
  11. 8°7°Nov
  12. 4°3°Dec
Hike: Jun–AugWettest: Aug

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.

Djævlekløften is a canyon in Denmark, cut by the Svenskekløften river. The relief model measures 54 m from the floor to the lower rim, and 81 m to the higher one. Rim to rim it is 9.1 km wide where the cut was taken.

Getting there.

  • Haslevnearest town · 6.3 km in a straight line
  • Parking 2,000 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
  • Skovtårnetnearest viewpoint · 7.1 km from the floor
  • Copenhagen Roskilde Airport (RKE)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 37 km in a straight lineCar hire at CPH airport (Copenhagen)Discover Cars · sponsored link
  • From June to Augustbest months to hike (estimate)

Plan the visit

Guided hikes, a bed nearby, a car.

Car hire at CPH airport (Copenhagen)Discover CarsSee prices 

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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.

Djævlekløften 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.

  • 1viewpoints within 5 kmSkovtårnet
  • 2footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 km
  • 19car parks within 3 km
  • 3information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
  • 2campsites within 8 km
  • 3hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmEmmaus Hostel, Det Gamle Apotek, Easy Stay
  • 3restaurants and cafés within 4 km
  • marked hiking routes 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
  • bus stops within 2 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

  • Haslev6.3 km in a straight line
  • Rønnede6.9 km in a straight line
  • Fensmark7.2 km in a straight line
  • Næstved11 km in a straight line
  • Faxe13 km in a straight line
  • Faxe Ladeplads17 km in a straight line
  • Glumsø17 km in a straight line
  • Karise18 km in a straight line

In our other atlases

What else is around Djævlekløften.

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.

Peakyas7 mountains within 15 km
Oredrevsbakke · 4.8 kmGalgebanke · 7.7 kmKobanke123 m · 10 kmHjelmsølille Bakker · 10 kmMørkebjerg · 12 kmPugebjerg · 12 kmKobberbakke · 13 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmComing soon
Torup Sø0.6 km² · 7.7 kmUlse Sø0.4 km² · 9.2 km
Islandyason an island
Zealand7,031 km²

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 · floor2351015192121171284
Afternoon · rim2251015182120171273
Night · rim-1-203811141411741
Rain (mm)604842354868708255696163
Rainy days13111091112141512141314
Sun hours/day0.41.74.77.38.48.77.96.75.52.90.80.1
Snow on the ground (cm)12137100000017
Afternoon · floorAfternoon · rimNight · rimRain (mm)Sun hours/day
Jan22-1600.4
Feb32-2481.7
Mar550424.7
Apr10103357.3
May15158488.4
Jun191811688.7
Jul212114707.9
Aug212014826.7
Sep171711555.5
Oct12127692.9
Nov874610.8
Dec431630.1

Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (27 m) and the rim (108 m) with the standard lapse rate. Not a forecast.

Photographs

Seen from the trail.

Djævlekløften 2021-02-07 (2)
Toxophilus · CC BY-SA 4.0

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
2020117%205%56%59%73%84%104%68%96%131%60%102%
2021112%58%112%88%178%44%119%83%145%144%83%137%
202286%234%23%114%104%74%60%77%141%62%56%115%
2023170%92%192%85%17%47%207%179%58%181%153%129%
2024161%259%898%442%94%140%111%61%130%82%100%87%
2025104%41%44%41%90%136%205%42%95%130%76%60%

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

Compare with the neighbours.

Djævlekløften

Denmark

  • 54 mDepth
  • 9.1 kmRim to rim
  • —Length
  • 4°Steepest wall

Grejsdalen

Denmark · 156 km

  • 79 mDepth
  • 2.6 kmRim to rim
  • —Length
  • 13°Steepest wall

See the guide

Porta Westfalica

Germany · 389 km

  • 157 mDepth
  • 1.6 kmRim to rim
  • 0.5 kmLength
  • 26°Steepest wall

See the guide

Steinerne Renne

Germany · 391 km

  • 208 mDepth
  • 4.1 kmRim to rim
  • —Length
  • 15°Steepest wall

See the guide

Where these figures come from

Name, type, published depth and lengthWikidata (Q12308771) · 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