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Thale, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Migebert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Rosstrappen-Downhill

Mountain bike area · Germany

Is it worth the trip?

62Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

4 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 63 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0.3 mm
Rain
0.1 mm
Air
7°C

Thu 5 · 63 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0.4 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
7°C

Fri 6 · 63 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0.1 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
7°C

Sat 7 · 60 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
5°C

Sun 8 · 63 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
7°C

Mon 9 · 60 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0.6 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
5°C

Tue 10 · 61 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0.6 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
5°C

Tap a day for the trail, the rain and the air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 363, good
  2. Wed 463, good
  3. Thu 563, good
  4. Fri 663, good
  5. Sat 760, good
  6. Sun 863, good
  7. Mon 960, good
  8. Tue 1061, good
  9. Wed 1158, fair
  10. Thu 1260, good

The spot in three facts

  • 6 routesmapped within 10 km
  • Up to S3Singletrail scale
  • Best May–Jun, Aug6 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know trail closures, fallen trees or your skill.

Weather forecast and score for each day at Rosstrappen-Downhill
DayScoreTrailRain 2 daysRainAir
Tue 3Nov*63, goodUnknown0 mm0.1 mm7°C
Wed 4Nov*63, goodUnknown0.3 mm0.1 mm7°C
Thu 5Nov*63, goodUnknown0.4 mm0 mm7°C
Fri 6Nov*63, goodUnknown0.1 mm0 mm7°C
Sat 7Nov*60, goodUnknown0 mm0 mm5°C
Sun 8Nov*63, goodUnknown0 mm0 mm7°C
Mon 9Nov*60, goodUnknown0.6 mm0 mm5°C
Tue 10Nov*61, goodUnknown0.6 mm0 mm5°C
Wed 11Nov*58, fairUnknown0 mm0 mm4°C
Thu 12Nov*60, goodUnknown0 mm0 mm4°C

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

Trail is the soil that morning, from the rain before; rain in mm, air in °C. 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.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Rosstrappen-Downhill

6 mountain bike routes mapped. Hardest trail: S3 on the Singletrail scale. Best from Mar to Oct. The nearest town to stay in is Thale.

  • Routes 6 mountain bike routes mapped.
  • Hardest Hardest trail: S3 on the Singletrail scale.

From OpenStreetMap: the mountain bike routes mapped within 10 km.

Bike routes and parks: © 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$1,700–US$3,150 each

about US$1,700–US$3,150 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, bike hire, bike uplift.

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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to LEJ, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$490–US$1,010
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$148–US$248
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$309–US$510
Food7 days eating outabout US$295–US$550
Bike hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$242–US$456
Bike uplift5 days on the bike lifts; leave it out if you ride upabout US$221–US$369
Totalabout US$1,700–US$3,150

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Thale

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Closest

Thale

about 5 min by car · 98 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 98 places to stay in Thale · Booking.com

About Thale 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 18h 45m

About 18h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → LEJ, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), then 1h 55m by road

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