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Gro Umstadt, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Silberwald

Climbing area · Germany

Is it worth the trip?

92Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 92 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
11°C
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 90 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 90 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
13°C
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 94 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
13°C
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 94 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 90 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
8°C
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 85 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
8°C
Air
8°C
Rain
0.6 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 159, fair
  2. Mon 292, good
  3. Tue 390, good
  4. Wed 490, good
  5. Thu 594, good
  6. Fri 694, good
  7. Sat 790, good
  8. Sun 885, good
  9. Mon 958, fair
  10. Tue 100, poor

The spot in one fact

  • 1 cragmapped within 5 km

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 Silberwald
DayScoreRockRock tempAirRain
Sun 1Nov*59, fairDry?12°C9°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov92, goodDry11°C8°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov90, goodDry8°C8°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov90, goodDry13°C8°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov94, goodDry13°C8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov94, goodDry12°C8°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov90, goodDry8°C7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov85, goodWet8°C8°C0.6 mm
Mon 9Nov58, fairWet7°C7°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov0, poorWet10°C12°C4.8 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 Silberwald

1 crag mapped. The nearest town to stay in is Gro Umstadt.

  • Crags 1 crag mapped.
  • Rock No source states the rock.

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$1,290–US$2,410 each

about US$1,290–US$2,410 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 FRA, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$482–US$998
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$87–US$141
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$1,290–US$2,410

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

Where to stay: Gro Umstadt

Closest

Gro Umstadt

10 min by car

about US$114/nightcountry average

See places to stay in Gro Umstadt · Booking.com

About Gro Umstadt 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 14h 10m

About 14h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FRA, direct, then 1h by road

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