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Baden-Württemberg

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Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald

Horben

View of Horben – Schauinsland Observation Tower loop from Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald

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Baden-Württemberg

Hochschwarzwald

Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald

Horben

View of Horben – Schauinsland Observation Tower loop from Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald

Hard

4.8

(67)

258

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View of Horben – Schauinsland Observation Tower loop from Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald

05:58

18.7km

790m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 10, 2026

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Naturpark Südschwarzwald

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3.86 km

View of the Black Forest Valley

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From this point you have a good view of the valley and the Feldberg

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9.55 km

View of Feldberg and the Breisgau Bay with Freiburg

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Really very nice view of Freiburg. The new SC Freiburg Stadium can be seen slightly to the right. :-)

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9.70 km

Windbohrer Sculpture on the Schauinsland Ridge

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A circular path lined with interesting wooden sculptures stretches high above the treetops at the summit of the Schauinsland. In the direction of the Rappenecker Hütte you come to this …

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9.81 km

Viewpoint Kappler Wand

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From the precipice of the Kappler Wand, you have a beautiful view towards Freiburg. It's also not far to the Schauinsland Tower, but it's quieter...

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9.98 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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12.8 km

View of the Holzschlägermatte

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14.7 km

Eduardshöhe

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15.5 km

Verschnufseckle Rest Area with a View of the Black Forest

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Here you can take a break from the difficult ascent. With a swing bench to relax and enjoy the great view.
And if you feel like it, you can also …

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18.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.41 km

4.76 km

3.17 km

2.34 km

Surfaces

6.70 km

6.42 km

3.08 km

1.47 km

1.01 km

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 16 August

24°C

18°C

91 %

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Comments

June 7, 2024,Aufstieg zum Schauinsland über Horben

Chose a different ascent option. Very nice route via Horben. Just under 10 km to the summit, can be done in under 2 hours.

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October 24, 2024,Von Horben über den Schauinsland nach Hofsgrund - mit 🇺🇦-Flüchtling

Today we hiked with a Ukrainian refugee from Horben up the Schauinsland to Hofsgrund to show him how to hike up Freiburg's local mountain or how to get there easily by bus via Hofsgrund - as a cheap alternative to the Schauinslandbahn. He, a pensioner who now has a mini-job here, definitely wants to take the bus to Hofsgrund with …

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January 14, 2023,Schauinsland - stürmische Zeiten 💦💨

We're treating ourselves to a little break in the Black Forest. The weather was reported for the beginning of today with 98% rain. ☔️ How lucky we are again. Equipped with rain protection, it started dry, but with an icy and stormy wind. We had great views almost the entire way. At the Schauinslandturm even up to the Swiss Alps. …

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July 28, 2022,Horben - Eduardshöhe - Gießhübel - Hofsgrund - Schauinsland

We started our long weekend with a hike from the Schauinsland valley station via Horben, Gerstenalm, Gießhübel and Hofsgrund to the Schauinsland. 🥾😀

It was very pleasantly warm today with a little less than 30 degrees and some wind, so that we had to move in order not to freeze. 😅

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December 28, 2025,Aus dem Nebel hoch 🌞

It was wonderful to break through the blanket of fog in the cold, damp darkness and climb up into the brilliant sunshine! Wonderful! But it was absolutely packed at the top. As expected. Thousands of cars belonging to all the environmentally conscious, Green-voting city dwellers. It felt like half of Freiburg's Wiehre, Vauban, and Old Town districts were on the …

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View of Horben – Schauinsland Observation Tower loop from Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald

View of Horben

View of the Black Forest Valley

View of Feldberg and the Breisgau Bay with Freiburg

Windbohrer Sculpture on the Schauinsland Ridge

Viewpoint Kappler Wand

Schauinsland Observation Tower

View of the Holzschlägermatte

Verschnufseckle Rest Area with a View of the Black Forest

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