Bismarck Tower, Hornisgrinde – Hornisgrinde Tower loop from Hornisgrinde-Biberkessel

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Bismarck Tower, Hornisgrinde – Hornisgrinde Tower loop from Hornisgrinde-Biberkessel

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Bismarck Tower, Hornisgrinde – Hornisgrinde Tower loop from Hornisgrinde-Biberkessel

03:28

11.3km

330m

Hiking

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

Last updated: August 1, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Schwarzwald Mitte/Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.18 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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2.60 km

View of the Rhine Valley from Hornisgrinde

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The view from the heights of the Hornisgrinde down into the valley is wonderful when there is a long distance. Especially on cool evenings, the different layers of the air, …

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3.18 km

View of the Rhine Valley and Black Forest

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It's particularly beautiful here at sunset. When the weather is right, many people make a pilgrimage there to marvel at the setting sun. On the slope above the path there …

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4.78 km

Bismarck Tower, Hornisgrinde

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Small observation tower with interesting landmarks on the railing, for example sunrise and sunset on solstice days or direction and distance to Kehl, Strasbourg, Vienna or Lima. The view is stunning.

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5.15 km

Hornisgrinde Raised Bog Information Board

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Here you can find information about the raised bog and the peat moss. The peat moss is also exposed, allowing you to see the lower soil layers of the bog. Please do not enter the raised bog.

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5.28 km

Hornisgrinde Tower

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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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5.37 km

View of the Rhine Valley from Hornisgrinde

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In good weather you can see as far as the Vosges.

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5.38 km

View from the Hornisgrinde summit

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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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11.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.47 km

1.95 km

508 m

363 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.86 km

2.23 km

1.02 km

137 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,160 m)

Lowest point (920 m)

Weather

Tuesday 6 October

21°C

12°C

15 %

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Comments

January 1, 2022,Neujahr auf der Hornisgrinde

We got up late, I do that once a year, at the beginning. After breakfast we went to the Hornisgrinde in wonderful weather. Not a long tour because it was already noon. And we started at a strategically favorable point on the B500: Small parking lot still free for us, while at Mummelsee and other local attractions the parking lots …

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