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Hornberg Basin

Hornberg Basin

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Hornberg Basin

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Location: Herrischried, Waldshut, Freiburg District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Dirk Bäumle

August 2, 2021

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All-round view, on a clear day you can see as far as the Swiss Alps

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Tim S.

August 3, 2025

The Hornberg Basin near Herrischried is Germany's highest reservoir and part of the Wehr pumped-storage power plant. A variety of trails lead around the basin through the extensively planted landscape, which, upon completion, was designed with around 40,000 trees and shrubs. There are also numerous other hiking options and refreshment stops nearby.

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September 16, 2018

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The Hornberg Basin is the upper reservoir of the Wehr pumped-storage power plant, whose lower reservoir is the Wehratalsperre. It is located near Herrischried (Hornberg district) and the town of Wehr in the Waldshut district of Baden-Württemberg, on the summit of the Langen Eck, the highest mountain in the Hotzenwald forest. With a reservoir level of 1,048 meters above sea level, the Hornberg Basin is the highest reservoir in Germany.

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Klausenhof Open-Air Museum – Wasteland chapel loop from Rickenbach

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Klausenhof Open-Air Museum – Energy Museum Rickenbach loop from Herrischried

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Fish Ladder Rheinfelden – Rheinkraftwerk Schwörstadt loop from Möhlin

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Elevation 1,020 m

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Location: Herrischried, Waldshut, Freiburg District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Hornberg Basin

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Klausenhof Open-Air Museum – Wasteland chapel loop from Rickenbach

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Klausenhof Open-Air Museum – Energy Museum Rickenbach loop from Herrischried

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Fish Ladder Rheinfelden – Rheinkraftwerk Schwörstadt loop from Möhlin

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