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The cut
217 metres, to scale.
A slice through Eistobel 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.
217m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
8.8km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
20°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
640m
Floor altitude
Rim to floor
Afternoons, up top and down below.
In July the afternoon reaches 23 °C. The best months to hike are from June to September. The rim freezes at night from December to February. The wettest months are from June to August.
- 3°1°Jan
- 4°2°Feb
- 8°6°Mar
- 14°12°Apr
- 18°16°May
- 22°20°Jun
- 23°21°Jul
- 23°21°Aug
- 18°17°Sep
- 15°13°Oct
- 8°6°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.
Ravine of Obere Argen in the municipalities of Grünenbach and Maierhöfen, Bavaria, Germany
Eistobel is a ravine in Germany, cut by the Obere Argen river. The relief model measures 217 m from the floor to the lower rim, and 290 m to the higher one. Rim to rim it is 8.8 km wide where the cut was taken. It lies within Eistobel.
Getting there.
- Grünenbachnearest town · 2.1 km in a straight line
- Parking 1,520 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Viewpointsnearest viewpoint · 1.5 km from the floor
- Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 39 km in a straight lineCar hire at ACH airport (St. Gallen)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
- From June to 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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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.
- 16viewpoints within 5 kmHintereck, Pferrenberg, Kapf and 13 more
- 10marked hiking routes within 4 kmMünchner Jakobsweg, Querweg des Schwäbischen Albvereins (blauer Punkt), Bayerisch-Schwäbischer Jakobsweg MM-LI and 7 more
- 18footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 kmEistobel Wanderweg and 17 more
- 4named waterfalls within 4 kmWasserfall am Eissteg, Großer Wasserfall (18m), Erste Wasserfälle and 1 more
- 1caves within 3 km
- 27car parks within 3 km
- 35information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 16bus stops within 2 km
- 11campsites within 8 kmZelten Bodensee - Königsseeradweg, Ruhe, Natur und toller Ausblick, Ferienhof Maurus and 8 more
- 120hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmFamilienferiendorf Eglofs, Hotel Restaurant Bären, Rezeption Ferienclub Maierhöfen and 117 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
- Grünenbach2.1 km in a straight line
- Maierhöfen2.4 km in a straight line
- Gestratz4.6 km in a straight line
- Stiefenhofen4.8 km in a straight line
- Röthenbach4.8 km in a straight line
- Weitnau6.9 km in a straight line
- Isny6.9 km in a straight line
- Missen-Wilhams6.9 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Eistobel.
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.
Peakyas87 mountains within 15 km
Lakeyas2 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 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 4 |
| Afternoon · rim | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| Night · rim | -6 | -6 | -2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | -4 |
| Rain (mm) | 98 | 76 | 93 | 88 | 148 | 166 | 163 | 176 | 120 | 97 | 84 | 97 |
| Rainy days | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Sun hours/day | 3.3 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 25 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | 1 | -6 | 98 | 3.3 |
| Feb | 4 | 2 | -6 | 76 | 4.6 |
| Mar | 8 | 6 | -2 | 93 | 5.5 |
| Apr | 14 | 12 | 2 | 88 | 6.0 |
| May | 18 | 16 | 7 | 148 | 6.1 |
| Jun | 22 | 20 | 11 | 166 | 7.0 |
| Jul | 23 | 21 | 13 | 163 | 7.3 |
| Aug | 23 | 21 | 12 | 176 | 6.8 |
| Sep | 18 | 17 | 8 | 120 | 5.5 |
| Oct | 15 | 13 | 4 | 97 | 4.6 |
| Nov | 8 | 6 | 0 | 84 | 3.0 |
| Dec | 4 | 2 | -4 | 97 | 2.8 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (640 m) and the rim (930 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 | 52% | 221% | 85% | 57% | 68% | 152% | 81% | 133% | 113% | 134% | 33% | 99% |
| 2021 | 182% | 75% | 92% | 59% | 120% | 94% | 175% | 129% | 64% | 43% | 102% | 126% |
| 2022 | 59% | 152% | 17% | 104% | 87% | 105% | 67% | 85% | 138% | 113% | 95% | 85% |
| 2023 | 50% | 76% | 127% | 190% | 115% | 43% | 114% | 145% | 61% | 101% | 298% | 212% |
| 2024 | 115% | 91% | 130% | 134% | 150% | 138% | 115% | 83% | 172% | 108% | 85% | 89% |
| 2025 | 101% | 39% | 72% | 50% | 88% | 72% | 163% | 85% | 114% | 91% | 100% | 22% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Eistobel
Germany
- 217 mDepth
- 8.8 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 20°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q60203882) · 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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