Staying Home Sucks, home
Breitenstein - Semmeringbahn - Krausel-Klause-Viadukt - 2
Breitenstein, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Haeferl, CC BY-SA 3.0 at, Wikimedia Commons

Straßenwand

Climbing area · Austria

Is it worth the trip?

72Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
-1°C
Air
-1°C
Rain
0.5 mm

Wed 4 · 5 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
1°C
Air
2°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 88 out of 100

Rock
Wetdry in 6 h
Rock temp
9°C
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 90 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 93 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 93 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
3°C
Air
5°C
Rain
2.7 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 27, poor
  2. Tue 30, poor
  3. Wed 45, poor
  4. Thu 588, good
  5. Fri 690, good
  6. Sat 793, good
  7. Sun 893, good
  8. Mon 90, poor
  9. Tue 100, poor
  10. Wed 1149, fair

The spot in two facts

  • 5 cragsmapped within 5 km
  • Best in 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 Straßenwand
DayScoreRockRock tempAirRain
Mon 2Nov*7, poorWet0°C1°C1.2 mm
Tue 3Nov0, poorWet-1°C-1°C0.5 mm
Wed 4Nov5, poorWet1°C2°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov88, goodWetdry in 6 h9°C6°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov90, goodIcy11°C7°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov93, goodIcy12°C8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov93, goodDry10°C10°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov0, poorWet3°C5°C2.7 mm
Tue 10Nov0, poorWet3°C4°C1.5 mm
Wed 11Nov49, fairWet10°C12°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 Straßenwand

5 crags mapped. Best in Oct. The nearest town to stay in is Breitenstein.

  • Crags 5 crags 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$1,450–US$2,710 each

about US$1,450–US$2,710 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 VIE, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$516–US$1,070
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$261
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$328–US$549
Food7 days eating outabout US$322–US$596
Climbing instructor1 day with an instructor, shared; leave it out if you climb on your ownabout US$127–US$234
Totalabout US$1,450–US$2,710

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

Where to stay: Breitenstein

Closest

Breitenstein

about 5 min by car · 6 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 6 places to stay in Breitenstein · Booking.com

About Breitenstein its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$121 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 40m

About 15h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → VIE, direct, then 1h 40m by road

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