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Baden-Württemberg

Freiburg District

View of the Rhine Valley – Schauinsland Observation Tower loop from Arboretum

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Germany

Baden-Württemberg

Freiburg District

View of the Rhine Valley – Schauinsland Observation Tower loop from Arboretum

Hard

4.7

(203)

741

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View of the Rhine Valley – Schauinsland Observation Tower loop from Arboretum

07:56

22.3km

1,040m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 29, 2026

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Naturpark Südschwarzwald

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1.16 km

Sankt Valentin Inn

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Mo closing day
Tue-Sat 12:00 - 00:00
Sun 11:00 - 00:00

Holiday like Sunday
05/21/2018
11:00 to 00:00

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3.51 km

View of the Rhine Valley

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Nice view over the Rhine plain

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6.21 km

Viewpoint

10.9 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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10.9 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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11.1 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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12.0 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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12.1 km

View from the tower towards Belchen

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Top view. Very good hiking trail.

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12.2 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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22.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.86 km

7.25 km

4.21 km

950 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.9 km

3.38 km

952 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,260 m)

Lowest point (350 m)

Weather

Monday 7 September

32°C

16°C

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

June 11, 2023,Über den Kybfelsensteig auf den Schauinsland

Planned by Komoot: From a shady forest car park in the Wonnhalde via the Kybfelsensteig to the Sohlacker. Later blue rhombus to Kohlerhau. Leave the blue diamond and follow the narrow path to the notorious toboggan run. Steep gravel climb to the summit.

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February 5, 2023,Wiehre auf den Schauinsland

In the meantime, Komoot stopped recording and navigating and stopped. This happens from time to time when you don't have a network and is extremely annoying. I then cut the tour together from the two individual routes, but the lack of a (simple) export option to Strava or other tools was annoying.

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December 18, 2022,Schauinsland 4. Advent

Tour with my two friends up to the Schauinsland. Unfortunately there was no open kiosk with mulled wine upstairs. Unfortunately, the train didn't go down. But the Black Forest is just beautiful 😊☀️

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October 12, 2024,Schauinsland-Gipfel - Kybfelsen - Freiburg 12.10.2024

From the Bertoldsbrunnen tram stop in Freiburg, take the M2 towards Günderstal Dorfstraße and then bus 21 towards Horben to the valley station of the cable car.

The cable car takes you to the 1284 m high summit of the Schauinsland, Freiburg's local mountain, in almost 20 minutes.

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March 5, 2022,Schauinsland_Zwei Birken <> Kybfelsen <> Eugen-Keidel Turm ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

What a dream tour. 95% narrow paths...... it just doesn't get any better than this over the entire length of the route. The final ascent has it all again. It really means biting. In addition, the paths are extremely icy and since the terrain is quite steep, you have to be incredibly careful when traversing.

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June 9, 2025,Pfingsten – Wanderung vom Schauinsland hinunter nach Freiburg

Whitsun in the Black Forest; take the historic train to Schauinsland and a bit of an up-and-down to Freiburg. More than a hundred people on the trail, including many mountain bikers. Few views during the tour; it's best done in midsummer and enjoy the shade. Take public transport from Freiburg-Holbeinstrasse back to the parking lot.

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March 13, 2022,Schauinsland über Kybfelsen

Not only the great views are remarkable. It is a premium hiking trail overall!
A nice conclusion: descent with the Schauinslandbahn

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June 7, 2024,Kybfelsen - Stäpfelefelsen - Schauinsland

Beautiful tour on mostly shady paths, ideal for hot summer days. Highlights include the Kybfelsen with a fantastic view of Freiburg, the Stäpfelefelsen, which is also used by climbers and also offers a great view, and of course the many narrow paths. From the Stäpfelefelsen we continued to the Schauinsland and from there took the gondola back to the starting …

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View of the Rhine Valley – Schauinsland Observation Tower loop from Arboretum

Sankt Valentin Inn

View of the Rhine Valley

View Over the Schauinsland Cable Car Towards Freiburg

Schauinslandbahn mountain station

View of the Black Forest Valley

Viewpoint Kappler Wand

View from the tower towards Belchen

Schauinsland Observation Tower

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