Hofen Church – Höll Gorge loop from Sallneck

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Hofen Church – Höll Gorge loop from Sallneck

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Hofen Church – Höll Gorge loop from Sallneck

04:34

14.6km

560m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 30, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Südschwarzwald

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.15 km

View of the Alps and Kirchhausen

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is the highlight of the tour as far as views are concerned. Views over the village of Lehnacker into the Alps on one side, and the hamlet of Kirchhausen with the Schneiderhof farmhouse museum on the other.

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7.56 km

Steinen Bird Park

Highlight • Structure

Website: vogelpark-steinen.de

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8.63 km

Protestant Church Hofen

Highlight • Religious Site

The lucky one doesn't strike an hour here - at least from the south, because the tower clock has neither a face nor a pointer :-)

Neo-Gothic building from 1890, information on building history and architectural details: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelische_Kirche_(Hofen)

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9.06 km

Hofen Church

Highlight • Religious Site

Popular hiking car park near the bird park, directly at the free-standing church on the pass (425 m) between Schlächtenhaus and Weitenau. Good starting point for a hike to the …

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11.8 km

Höll Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

The Höllschlucht is about 1.5km long and is an excellent backdrop for photo enthusiasts, easy to cross from spring to autumn.

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11.8 km

Höllhütte shelter and barbecue area

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The hut was built in a brilliant place, it's fun to take a break here.

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12.8 km

View of the Alps from Naturpark Südschwarzwald

Highlight • Viewpoint

Above Lehnacker, in clear weather, fantastic views.

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14.4 km

View of the Alps from Naturpark Südschwarzwald

Highlight • Viewpoint

From Lehnacker the view becomes clear, across to the Swiss Jura and the Swiss Alps, in clear weather the best view of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau.

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14.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.1 km

1.62 km

1.58 km

1.26 km

Surfaces

6.99 km

3.06 km

2.72 km

1.05 km

455 m

319 m

Elevation

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Highest point (780 m)

Lowest point (390 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

16°C

2°C

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Comments

April 10, 2022,Vom Vogelpark Steinen über Hofen in die Höllschlucht und nach Endenburg u. Kirchhausen

Today we did the tour in Marco's homeland through the Höllschlucht. We were alone on the entire round tour, since it was hardly signposted; without recording and thus navigation, this round trip would not have been possible. Many thanks to the forerunners. It was an awesome round trip! 👍🥾

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March 27, 2022,Von Hofen nach Weitenau

On the road with Jack today .... different than planned, but still or maybe because of that very nice. Only twice did we walk improvised paths ........ to match my t-shirt.

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May 2, 2022,Von Hofen durch die Höllschlucht

A very nice tour but sometimes exhausting. You can start wonderfully from the parking lot of the church and you don't have any time pressure as for example in the parking lot of the bird park, which currently closes its barrier at 5.30 p.m.
The path leads you over partly very rustic paths and you can wonderfully enjoy the great …

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September 15, 2024,Wanderparkplatz Schlächtenhaus - Höllschlucht - Ameisenhütte - Steinberghütte - zurück Wanderparkplatz

I was excited to see how the tour would be. Overall, I was pleasantly surprised. It has a bit of everything. Paths, nature trails, forest paths, and unfortunately a few roads. I liked the Höllschlucht. There are also a few beautiful views. The tour is quite easy. But not suitable for strollers. If you want to make the most of …

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