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The cut
203 metres, to scale.
A slice through Margaretenschlucht 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.
203m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
1.5km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
31°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
128m
Floor altitude
Rim to floor
Afternoons, up top and down below.
In July the afternoon reaches 27 °C. The best months to hike are in May and in September. The rim freezes at night from January to February.
- 4°2°Jan
- 5°4°Feb
- 10°9°Mar
- 16°14°Apr
- 20°18°May
- 24°23°Jun
- 27°26°Jul
- 26°25°Aug
- 22°20°Sep
- 16°14°Oct
- 9°8°Nov
- 5°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.
Nature reserve in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Margaretenschlucht is a canyon in Germany, cut by the Neckar river. The relief model measures 203 m from the floor to the lower rim. Rim to rim it is 1.5 km wide where the cut was taken.
Getting there.
- Neckargerachnearest town · 1.9 km in a straight line
- Parking 700 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Viewpointsnearest viewpoint · 0.8 km from the floor
- Mannheim-City Airport (MHG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 42 km in a straight lineCar hire at FRA airport (Frankfurt am Main)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 Neckar runs highest from December to May.
The Neckar carries about 150 m³/s on average here. It runs highest from December to May.
- 274 m³/sJan
- 265 m³/sFeb
- 318 m³/sMar
- 235 m³/sApr
- 240 m³/sMay
- 120 m³/sJun
- 102 m³/sJul
- 65 m³/sAug
- 55 m³/sSep
- 92 m³/sOct
- 147 m³/sNov
- 209 m³/sDec
From about 55 m³/s in the lowest month to 318 m³/s in the highest. Its basin above this point covers 12,564 km².
Follow the Neckar from source to mouth on Riveryas
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.
- 18viewpoints within 5 kmAussichtspunkt "Linde", Schoene Aussicht, Kirchenblick and 15 more
- 54marked hiking routes within 4 kmLinker Neckarrandweg, Odenwaldklub HW 38, Heidelberg - Waldwimmersbach - Mörtelstein, Rechter Neckarrandweg and 51 more
- 14footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 kmWehrsteg, Pfarrer-Rosewich-Brücke and 12 more
- 4rafting, canoe, kayak or canyoning spots within 4 kmKanuclub "Forelle" and 3 more
- 86car parks within 3 km
- 104information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 17bus stops within 2 km
- 18campsites within 8 kmCampingplatz des Naturfreundehauses, Wohnmobilstellplatz Oberdielbach, Neckarlauer and 15 more
- 46hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmLandgasthof Schreckhof, Waldhütte Mörtelstein, Naturfreundehaus Zwingenberger Hof and 43 more
- 18restaurants and cafés within 4 km
- via ferrata routes within 4 km
- climbing crags within 3 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
- Neckargerach1.9 km in a straight line
- Binau3.1 km in a straight line
- Obrigheim4.1 km in a straight line
- Neunkirchen5.5 km in a straight line
- Mosbach6.1 km in a straight line
- Fahrenbach6.6 km in a straight line
- Schwarzach7.7 km in a straight line
- Aglasterhausen8.0 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Margaretenschlucht.
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.
Peakyas48 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 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 5 |
| Afternoon · rim | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| Night · rim | -3 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | -2 |
| Rain (mm) | 68 | 54 | 57 | 45 | 79 | 62 | 75 | 73 | 53 | 62 | 65 | 74 |
| Rainy days | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
| Sun hours/day | 1.3 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 14 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 | 2 | -3 | 68 | 1.3 |
| Feb | 5 | 4 | -3 | 54 | 2.8 |
| Mar | 10 | 9 | 0 | 57 | 4.4 |
| Apr | 16 | 14 | 4 | 45 | 6.7 |
| May | 20 | 18 | 8 | 79 | 7.0 |
| Jun | 24 | 23 | 12 | 62 | 7.8 |
| Jul | 27 | 26 | 14 | 75 | 7.7 |
| Aug | 26 | 25 | 14 | 73 | 6.9 |
| Sep | 22 | 20 | 9 | 53 | 5.7 |
| Oct | 16 | 14 | 5 | 62 | 3.4 |
| Nov | 9 | 8 | 1 | 65 | 1.5 |
| Dec | 5 | 3 | -2 | 74 | 0.9 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (128 m) and the rim (340 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 | 55% | 254% | 106% | 31% | 58% | 151% | 39% | 120% | 78% | 106% | 31% | 116% |
| 2021 | 127% | 104% | 72% | 70% | 98% | 162% | 154% | 122% | 66% | 83% | 69% | 108% |
| 2022 | 108% | 120% | 38% | 211% | 36% | 60% | 50% | 48% | 187% | 106% | 100% | 72% |
| 2023 | 81% | 55% | 180% | 163% | 49% | 40% | 112% | 154% | 44% | 145% | 181% | 126% |
| 2024 | 118% | 167% | 79% | 157% | 164% | 208% | 93% | 74% | 174% | 120% | 97% | 70% |
| 2025 | 119% | 71% | 38% | 68% | 63% | 98% | 114% | 74% | 261% | 115% | 69% | 31% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Margaretenschlucht
Germany
- 203 mDepth
- 1.5 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 31°Steepest wall
Seltenbachschlucht bei Klingenberg
Germany · 44 km
- 195 mDepth
- 4.6 kmRim to rim
- 1.0 kmLength
- 30°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q1895173) · 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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