Staying Home Sucks, home
05837-Oybin-1905-Blick vom Ameisenberg auf Olbersdorf-Brück & Sohn Kunstverlag
Oybin, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Brück & Sohn Kunstverlag Meißen, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Brütende Henne

Climbing area · Germany

Sandstone: never climbed wet, it breaks.

Is it worth the trip?

78Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Rock dry, Rock about 11 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 0 out of 100

Rock
Wetdo not climb
Rock temp
8°C
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 77 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
6°C
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 82 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
6°C
Air
6°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Thu 5 · 88 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
10°C
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 90 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
11°C
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 81 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
6°C
Air
4°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 81 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
5°C
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Tap a day for rock, its warmth, the air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 10, poor
  2. Mon 20, poor
  3. Tue 377, good
  4. Wed 482, good
  5. Thu 588, good
  6. Fri 690, good
  7. Sat 781, good
  8. Sun 881, good
  9. Mon 90, poor
  10. Tue 100, poor

The spot in four facts

  • 27 cragsmapped within 5 km
  • Sandstonenever climbed wet
  • Tradstyles
  • Best Mar–May, Sep3 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know loose rock, seepage, access bans or your skill.

Weather forecast and score for each day at Brütende Henne
DayScoreRockRock tempAirRain
Sun 1Nov0, poorWetdo not climb6°C8°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov0, poorWetdo not climb8°C6°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov77, goodDry6°C6°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov82, goodDry6°C6°C0.1 mm
Thu 5Nov88, goodDry10°C7°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov90, goodDry11°C7°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov81, goodDry6°C4°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov81, goodDry5°C5°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov0, poorWetdo not climb4°C5°C0.9 mm
Tue 10Nov0, poorWetdo not climb4°C5°C2.7 mm

Rock and air are in °C, the rock's with the sun on it; rain in mm. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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the area and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

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About Brütende Henne

27 crags mapped. Trad. Sandstone: never climbed wet, it breaks. The nearest town to stay in is Oybin.

  • Crags 27 crags mapped.
  • Styles Trad.
  • Rock Sandstone: never climbed wet, it breaks.

From OpenStreetMap: the crags mapped within 5 km. Check access and bans locally.

Crags: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,360–US$2,550 each

about US$1,360–US$2,550 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, climbing instructor.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to DRS, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$496–US$1,030
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$147–US$248
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$308–US$509
Food7 days eating outabout US$295–US$549
Climbing instructor1 day with an instructor, shared; leave it out if you climb on your ownabout US$114–US$214
Totalabout US$1,360–US$2,550

Climbers bring their own kit: it is not in the cost. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Oybin

Closest

Oybin

3 min by car

about US$114/nightcountry average

See places to stay in Oybin · Booking.com

About Oybin its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$114 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 18h 40m

About 18h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → DRS, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), then 1h 40m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.