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Ottenhöfen im Schwarzwald

View from the Hornisgrinde summit – Hornisgrinde Tower loop from Ottenhöfen

Ottenhöfen im Schwarzwald

View from the Hornisgrinde summit – Hornisgrinde Tower loop from Ottenhöfen

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View from the Hornisgrinde summit – Hornisgrinde Tower loop from Ottenhöfen

03:24

42.6km

1,180m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 25, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Kernzone Nationalpark Schwarzwald

Nationalpark Schwarzwald

Naturpark Schwarzwald Mitte/Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.49 km

Mountain Pass

14.5 km

Ski- und Wanderheim Ochsenstall

Alpine Hut

20.9 km

Mummelsee

Highlight • Lake

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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22.5 km

View from the Hornisgrinde summit

Highlight • Summit

The Hornisgrinde is one of the super highlights in the Northern Black Forest. The highest elevation in the region is surrounded by many other top spots along the Hochschwarzwaldstraße.

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22.6 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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23.1 km

Hornisgrinde Summit

Highlight • Summit

Hornisgrinde: Always an experience. Attention can be very windy and correspondingly cool or cold!

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23.4 km

View from Grinde Hütte

Highlight • Viewpoint

Fantastic view of the Rhine plain. Behind the Grindehütte.

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23.7 km

Landmark visible from afar - the "roof of the northern Black Forest" breathtaking panorama - easy to reach for racing cyclists via the tarred road from the B500 - particularly attractive in the evening to enjoy the sunset

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29.5 km

Viewpoint

31.8 km

View of the Hornisgrinde from Black Forest National Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

View over the beautiful valley and the Hornisgrinde

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31.9 km

View of Seebach

Highlight • Viewpoint

A nice bench with an even nicer view awaits here.
Only the noise from the street spoils the picture a bit.

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32.9 km

Ruhestein

Mountain Pass

42.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

30.9 km

5.70 km

5.63 km

258 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

18.1 km

12.2 km

9.20 km

2.78 km

188 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 7 July

26°C

16°C

33 %

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Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Comments

November 11, 2022,Hornisgrinde loop : Reste pas chez toi, sors ton gravel, il y a du soleil !!!

What luck ! We are on November 11 and the exit conditions are ideal: almost mild temperatures, a splendid light above the sea of clouds. Another round that climbs and climbs, 90% of the elevation is climbed on the first half of the route, so yes, it stings the legs a little but that means above all that the following …

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July 9, 2023,Hornisgrinde loop "à l'espagnol"

This weekend we received a visit from Lola and Alfonso, friends from distant Galicia. I met them a year ago during my crossing of the Jura (GTJ). On the program: BBQ evening, discovery of Strasbourg and gravel in the Black Forest 😀
Very late departure from Seebach under blazing heat, but very quickly thanks to the shade of the forest …

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View from the Hornisgrinde summit – Hornisgrinde Tower loop from Ottenhöfen

Mummelsee

View from the Hornisgrinde summit

Hornisgrinde Tower

Hornisgrinde Summit

View from Grinde Hütte

Hornisgrinde Television Tower

View of the Hornisgrinde from Black Forest National Park

View of Seebach

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