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Baden-Württemberg

Hochschwarzwald

Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald

Schauinsland Observation Tower – Lower Stäpfele Rock loop from Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald

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Baden-Württemberg

Hochschwarzwald

Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald

Schauinsland Observation Tower – Lower Stäpfele Rock loop from Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald

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Schauinsland Observation Tower – Lower Stäpfele Rock loop from Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald

05:08

14.6km

800m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 20, 2026

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887 m

Schauinsland Cable Car Valley Station

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Nice view of the valley station

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6.74 km

View Over the Schauinsland Cable Car Towards Freiburg

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This way too, you can enjoy the panorama and finally start the Badisch Moin Raising Trail.

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6.76 km

Schauinslandbahn mountain station

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Very nice cable car, in winter even blankets are provided. The Schauinsland cable car can also be used free of charge in combination with the 3-day welcome ticket from Deutsche Bahn (for Freiburg).

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7.35 km

Schauinsland Observation Tower

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Over 85 steps you reach the 22 meter high viewing platform of the Schauinsland Tower, actually called "Eugen-Keidel Tower". In good weather you can look into the Vosges and the Swiss Alps. The tower is always open.

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9.79 km

View of Freiburg and the Rhine Valley

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The views towards the Rhine plain and the Vosges are wonderful.

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9.79 km

View of Freiburg from Schauinsland

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From the restaurant Holzschlägermatte, follow the "Ramselendobelweg" towards the east (turns north) and after 1 km there is a curve with a fantastic view towards Freiburg

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7

10.2 km

Liseißen Viewpoint

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mega beautiful view from above then relaxed with the gondola down again

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10.7 km

Lower Stäpfele Rock

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Beautiful rock landscape. You can climb up on the lower Stäpfelefelsen 🦊

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14.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.18 km

5.37 km

1.88 km

114 m

105 m

Surfaces

10.4 km

4.01 km

261 m

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