Staying Home Sucks, home
Im Zwinger, 1, Balingen, Zollernalbkreis
Balingen, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Lochenstein

Climbing area · Germany

Is it worth the trip?

87Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sat 7: Rock wet: dry in about 3 h, Rock about 15 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 83 out of 100

Rock
Dry?
Rock temp
7°C
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 80 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
6°C
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 68 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 91 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
12°C
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 86 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
12°C
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 93 out of 100

Rock
Wetdry in 3 h
Rock temp
15°C
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 90 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
12°C
Air
10°C
Rain
0.3 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 146, fair
  2. Mon 283, good
  3. Tue 380, good
  4. Wed 468, good
  5. Thu 591, good
  6. Fri 686, good
  7. Sat 793, good
  8. Sun 890, good
  9. Mon 993, good
  10. Tue 100, poor

The spot in four facts

  • 1 cragmapped within 5 km
  • Limestonethe rock
  • Sportstyles
  • Best Mar–Apr, Sep–Oct4 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 Lochenstein
DayScoreRockRock tempAirRain
Sun 1Nov*46, fairDry?8°C7°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov*83, goodDry?7°C6°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov80, goodDry6°C5°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov68, goodDry4°C4°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov91, goodDry12°C9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov86, goodDry12°C8°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov93, goodWetdry in 3 h15°C10°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov90, goodWet12°C10°C0.3 mm
Mon 9Nov93, goodWetdry in 3 h15°C10°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov0, poorWet9°C12°C3.9 mm

* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.

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.

Map

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.

Town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Lochenstein

1 crag mapped. Sport. Limestone. The nearest town to stay in is Balingen.

  • Crags 1 crag mapped.
  • Styles Sport.
  • Rock Limestone.

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$1,350–US$2,540 each

about US$1,350–US$2,540 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 ZRH, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$489–US$1,020
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$1,350–US$2,540

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

Where to stay: Balingen

Closest

Balingen

11 min by car

about US$114/nightcountry average

See places to stay in Balingen · Booking.com

About Balingen 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 15h 15m

About 15h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ZRH, direct, then 1h 50m by road

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