Germany Konrad Lackerbeck · CC BY 3.0
The cut
126 metres, to scale.
A slice through Vornbacher Enge bei Vornbach 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.
126m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
2.2km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
17°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
1.8km
Length
Rim to floor
Afternoons, up top and down below.
In July the afternoon reaches 25 °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 June to August.
- 2°1°Jan
- 4°3°Feb
- 9°8°Mar
- 15°14°Apr
- 20°19°May
- 23°22°Jun
- 25°24°Jul
- 25°24°Aug
- 20°19°Sep
- 14°14°Oct
- 8°7°Nov
- 3°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.
Vornbacher Enge bei Vornbach is a water gap in Germany, cut by the Inn river. The relief model measures 126 m from the floor to the lower rim, and 146 m to the higher one. It runs for 1.8 km. Rim to rim it is 2.2 km wide where the cut was taken. It lies within Schutz von Landschaftsteilen in den Gemeinde Neuburg am Inn und Neuhaus am Inn als LSG Vornbacher Enge.
Getting there.
- Neuburgnearest town · 1.0 km in a straight line
- Parking 770 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Viewpointsnearest viewpoint · 0.7 km from the floor
- Linz-Hörsching Airport (LNZ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 62 km in a straight lineCar hire at LNZ airport (Linz)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 Inn runs highest from March to October.
The Inn carries about 655 m³/s on average here. It runs highest from March to October.
- 487 m³/sJan
- 639 m³/sFeb
- 975 m³/sMar
- 891 m³/sApr
- 1,125 m³/sMay
- 1,186 m³/sJun
- 1,228 m³/sJul
- 1,183 m³/sAug
- 973 m³/sSep
- 783 m³/sOct
- 454 m³/sNov
- 256 m³/sDec
From about 256 m³/s in the lowest month to 1,228 m³/s in the highest. Its basin above this point covers 25,911 km².
Follow the Inn 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.
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.
- 9viewpoints within 5 kmSchafbergblick, Blick über Wernstein, Inntalblick and 6 more
- 31marked hiking routes within 4 kmWanderroute Via Nova, Jakobsweg Böhmen-Bayern-Tirol, Kubin Wanderweg and 28 more
- 6climbing crags within 3 kmInntalklettergarten and 5 more
- 7footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 km
- 69car parks within 3 km
- 18information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 32bus stops within 2 km
- 2campsites within 8 kmBaumgartner Camping am Inn
- 31hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmDormero Express Hotel Passau, Stiegenwirt, Pension Winkelbauer and 28 more
- 9restaurants and cafés within 4 km
- via ferrata routes within 4 km
- rafting, canoe, kayak or canyoning spots within 4 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
- Neuburg1.0 km in a straight line
- Wernstein am Inn1.5 km in a straight line
- Schardenberg4.4 km in a straight line
- Neuhaus am Inn4.6 km in a straight line
- Schärding5.0 km in a straight line
- Schärding Vorstadt5.1 km in a straight line
- Passau7.8 km in a straight line
- Münzkirchen8.8 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Vornbacher Enge bei Vornbach.
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.
Peakyas3 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 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| Afternoon · rim | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| Night · rim | -5 | -4 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | -3 |
| Rain (mm) | 68 | 51 | 62 | 51 | 99 | 113 | 108 | 109 | 77 | 64 | 53 | 59 |
| Rainy days | 12 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
| Sun hours/day | 2.0 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 18 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | 1 | -5 | 68 | 2.0 |
| Feb | 4 | 3 | -4 | 51 | 3.8 |
| Mar | 9 | 8 | -1 | 62 | 5.0 |
| Apr | 15 | 14 | 4 | 51 | 6.6 |
| May | 20 | 19 | 8 | 99 | 6.7 |
| Jun | 23 | 22 | 12 | 113 | 7.5 |
| Jul | 25 | 24 | 14 | 108 | 7.6 |
| Aug | 25 | 24 | 14 | 109 | 6.9 |
| Sep | 20 | 19 | 9 | 77 | 5.3 |
| Oct | 14 | 14 | 4 | 64 | 3.7 |
| Nov | 8 | 7 | 0 | 53 | 1.7 |
| Dec | 3 | 2 | -3 | 59 | 1.3 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (302 m) and the rim (448 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 | 47% | 222% | 62% | 78% | 105% | 151% | 98% | 137% | 128% | 138% | 53% | 81% |
| 2021 | 110% | 77% | 70% | 75% | 119% | 90% | 138% | 137% | 36% | 39% | 106% | 128% |
| 2022 | 78% | 106% | 25% | 137% | 78% | 147% | 82% | 92% | 140% | 87% | 138% | 110% |
| 2023 | 56% | 130% | 87% | 236% | 72% | 48% | 76% | 184% | 31% | 70% | 262% | 236% |
| 2024 | 119% | 110% | 56% | 124% | 137% | 119% | 98% | 85% | 316% | 86% | 73% | 96% |
| 2025 | 52% | 27% | 102% | 65% | 69% | 76% | 151% | 52% | 99% | 108% | 106% | 33% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Vornbacher Enge bei Vornbach
Germany
- 126 mDepth
- 2.2 kmRim to rim
- 1.8 kmLength
- 17°Steepest wall
Saulochschlucht Deggendorf
Germany · 54 km
- 212 mDepth
- 6.6 kmRim to rim
- 1.0 kmLength
- 19°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q2534226) · 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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