Staying Home Sucks, home
Naturdenkmal "Der Walfisch" - Felsgruppe in der Nähe des Salzkopfes in Heppenheim-Kirschhausen
Near Steigkopf. Photo: Eckert, Peter, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Steigkopf

Climbing area · Germany

Is it worth the trip?

80Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Rock dry, Rock about 12 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 89 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
10°C
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 84 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
8°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 · 95 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 82 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
8°C
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 42 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
6°C
Air
8°C
Rain
3.9 mm

Mon 9 · 3 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
6°C
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 260, good
  2. Tue 389, good
  3. Wed 484, good
  4. Thu 594, good
  5. Fri 695, good
  6. Sat 782, good
  7. Sun 842, poor
  8. Mon 93, poor
  9. Tue 100, poor
  10. Wed 1150, fair

The spot in two facts

  • 12 cragsmapped within 5 km
  • Bouldering and sportstyles

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 Steigkopf
DayScoreRockRock tempAirRain
Mon 2Nov*60, goodDry?12°C9°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov89, goodDry10°C8°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov84, goodDry8°C8°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov94, goodDry13°C8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov95, goodDry12°C9°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov82, goodDry8°C5°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov42, poorWet6°C8°C3.9 mm
Mon 9Nov3, poorWet6°C7°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov0, poorWet11°C14°C3.6 mm
Wed 11Nov50, fairWet17°C17°C0.9 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 Steigkopf

12 crags mapped. Bouldering and sport. The nearest town to stay in is Heppenheim.

  • Crags 12 crags mapped.
  • Styles Bouldering and sport.
  • 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$1,350–US$2,520 each

about US$1,350–US$2,520 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 FRA, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$482–US$998
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$2,520

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

Where to stay: Heppenheim

Closest

Heppenheim

5 min by car · 19 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 19 places to stay in Heppenheim · Booking.com

About Heppenheim 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 20m

About 14h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FRA, direct, then 1h 05m by road

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