Bismarck Tower, Hornisgrinde – Hornisgrinde Tower loop from Hornisgrinde-Biberkessel

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Bismarck Tower, Hornisgrinde – Hornisgrinde Tower loop from Hornisgrinde-Biberkessel

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Bismarck Tower, Hornisgrinde – Hornisgrinde Tower loop from Hornisgrinde-Biberkessel

01:55

14.5km

480m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Schwarzwald Mitte/Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.04 km

View of SWR Hornisgrinde Transmission Tower

Highlight • Monument

The SWR transmission tower reaches far into the sky.

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5.39 km

Bismarck Tower, Hornisgrinde

Highlight • Monument

Small observation tower with interesting landmarks on the railing, for example sunrise and sunset on solstice days or direction and distance to Kehl, Strasbourg, Vienna or Lima. The view is stunning.

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5.90 km

Hornisgrinde Tower

Highlight • Monument

Busy on weekends. If you really want to enjoy the peace and beauty of the high moor, as well as the all-round view, you should make the ascent early in the morning or late in the evening.

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7.19 km

Mummelsee

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An old legend tells that in the past, nixies and dwarves, as well as a king, lived in the Mummelsee. On full moon nights, the nixies are said to have …

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7.66 km

Mummelsee Mermaid Statue

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The Mummelseenixe is perched on a rock in the Mummelsee on the northern edge of the lake. A description of the legend about the mermaids in Mummelsee is attached to …

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9.44 km

Three Princes' Stone (Hornisgrinde)

Highlight • Monument

The Dreifürstenstein is a Buntsandsteinplatte, which is located at the southeastern edge of the plateau. Since 1722 he marked the border between the Margraviate of Baden, the Duchy of Württemberg …

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10.0 km

View of the Rhine Valley from Hornisgrinde

Highlight • Viewpoint

In good weather you can see as far as the Vosges.

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11.7 km

Hornisgrinde Transmission Towers

Highlight • Structure

14.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.31 km

5.13 km

2.02 km

333 m

322 m

182 m

172 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.50 km

4.58 km

3.74 km

316 m

304 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,160 m)

Lowest point (890 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

10°C

6°C

56 %

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Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Comments

August 23, 2025,Von Unterstmatt zur Hornisgrinde am Mummelsee vorbei und zurück.

Ran one of my favorite routes in perfect weather. Beautiful views! It's also a really nice hike.

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December 3, 2023,Wintertraum- rund um die Hornisgrinde ❄️

Training run in brilliant winter weather and challenging running conditions.
Today we ran with shoe chains (RUD Quickstep).

Advantages over lightweight crampons (Grödel): It is not necessary to take them off on stony passages or short asphalt stretches and the step glides better over the snow.

Disadvantage: Significantly less grip on ice.

Both don't help except in deep snow 😵‍💫

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January 26, 2022,Sonnenuntergang am Katzenkopf

Motto today - get out of the fog. That also worked very well. Only in Unterstmatt did he catch up with me again. 100 meters further up everything was clear again. The timing for the sunset at Katzenkopf was right. The photos have not been edited afterwards - the snow glowed red - absolutely magical!

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