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The cut
374 metres, to scale.
A slice through Wolfschlucht 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 · Eiffel Tower · 330 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.
374m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
3.6km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
24°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
123m
Floor altitude
Rim to floor
3 °C warmer at the bottom.
In July the afternoon reaches 27 °C on the floor, against 25 °C on the rim. The best months to hike are in May and in September. The rim freezes at night from December to February.
- 4°1°Jan
- 5°3°Feb
- 10°8°Mar
- 16°13°Apr
- 20°18°May
- 25°22°Jun
- 27°25°Jul
- 27°24°Aug
- 22°19°Sep
- 16°13°Oct
- 9°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.
Gorge in Neckar-Odenwald, Germany
Wolfschlucht is a canyon in Germany, cut by the Neckar river. The relief model measures 374 m from the floor to the lower rim. Rim to rim it is 3.6 km wide where the cut was taken.
Getting there.
- Neckargerachnearest town · 3.4 km in a straight line
- Parking 740 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Viewpointsnearest viewpoint · 0.7 km from the floor
- Mannheim-City Airport (MHG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 38 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 151 m³/s on average here. It runs highest from December to May.
- 291 m³/sJan
- 277 m³/sFeb
- 319 m³/sMar
- 242 m³/sApr
- 237 m³/sMay
- 122 m³/sJun
- 97 m³/sJul
- 70 m³/sAug
- 54 m³/sSep
- 106 m³/sOct
- 170 m³/sNov
- 248 m³/sDec
From about 54 m³/s in the lowest month to 319 m³/s in the highest. Its basin above this point covers 12,627 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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2 km
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 8 × 8 km, north up. The line is the cut above. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Around the canyon.
- 34viewpoints within 5 kmKirchenblick, Teufelskanzel, Neckartalblick and 31 more
- 46marked hiking routes within 4 kmLinker Neckarrandweg, Rechter Neckarrandweg, Odenwaldklub HW 23, Groß Umstadt -Höchst (Odw.) - Reichartshausen and 43 more
- 13footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 km
- 3rafting, canoe, kayak or canyoning spots within 4 kmKanuclub "Forelle"
- 72car parks within 3 km
- 126information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 21campsites within 8 kmCampingplatz des Naturfreundehauses, Jugendzeltplatz Itterhof, Wohnmobilstellplatz Oberdielbach and 18 more
- 41hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmLandgasthof Schreckhof, Waldhütte Mörtelstein, Naturfreundehaus Zwingenberger Hof and 38 more
- 14restaurants 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
- 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
- Neckargerach3.4 km in a straight line
- Neunkirchen4.4 km in a straight line
- Eberbach5.9 km in a straight line
- Binau6.3 km in a straight line
- Schwarzach6.9 km in a straight line
- Aglasterhausen8.1 km in a straight line
- Fahrenbach8.3 km in a straight line
- Obrigheim8.8 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Wolfschlucht.
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.
Peakyas47 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 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 4 |
| Afternoon · rim | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| Night · rim | -4 | -4 | -2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | -3 |
| Rain (mm) | 64 | 52 | 54 | 44 | 75 | 62 | 70 | 71 | 50 | 61 | 63 | 72 |
| Rainy days | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
| 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) | 13 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 | 1 | -4 | 64 | 1.3 |
| Feb | 5 | 3 | -4 | 52 | 2.8 |
| Mar | 10 | 8 | -2 | 54 | 4.4 |
| Apr | 16 | 13 | 2 | 44 | 6.7 |
| May | 20 | 18 | 7 | 75 | 7.0 |
| Jun | 25 | 22 | 11 | 62 | 7.8 |
| Jul | 27 | 25 | 13 | 70 | 7.7 |
| Aug | 27 | 24 | 12 | 71 | 6.9 |
| Sep | 22 | 19 | 8 | 50 | 5.7 |
| Oct | 16 | 13 | 4 | 61 | 3.4 |
| Nov | 9 | 6 | 0 | 63 | 1.5 |
| Dec | 4 | 2 | -3 | 72 | 0.9 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (123 m) and the rim (526 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 | 58% | 246% | 117% | 32% | 66% | 146% | 42% | 121% | 83% | 112% | 36% | 130% |
| 2021 | 131% | 105% | 70% | 74% | 102% | 158% | 134% | 110% | 70% | 86% | 72% | 104% |
| 2022 | 109% | 112% | 41% | 197% | 35% | 71% | 50% | 39% | 202% | 115% | 112% | 72% |
| 2023 | 104% | 44% | 179% | 154% | 54% | 35% | 114% | 153% | 50% | 154% | 184% | 118% |
| 2024 | 116% | 179% | 87% | 152% | 183% | 170% | 97% | 69% | 155% | 114% | 102% | 71% |
| 2025 | 125% | 73% | 33% | 65% | 66% | 104% | 114% | 77% | 283% | 112% | 66% | 32% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Wolfschlucht
Germany
- 374 mDepth
- 3.6 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 24°Steepest wall
Seltenbachschlucht bei Klingenberg
Germany · 41 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 (Q1647697) · 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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