Stone Age caves on the Ölberg – Stone Age Trail on Ölberg loop from Berghauser Matten

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Freiburg District

Hochschwarzwald

Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald

Ebringen

Stone Age caves on the Ölberg – Stone Age Trail on Ölberg loop from Berghauser Matten

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Stone Age caves on the Ölberg – Stone Age Trail on Ölberg loop from Berghauser Matten

03:16

11.5km

240m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Südschwarzwald

Waypoints

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1.18 km

View of the Hohbannstein and the valley from Flachslandweg

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1.33 km

Hohbannstein Boundary Stone (1748) — Five-marker

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High web Stein

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5.23 km

Stone Age caves on the Ölberg

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The Mount of Olives is beautiful! The Stone Age caves are an absolute hit for children! The narrow paths on the Mount of Olives bring a lot of excitement and …

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5.35 km

Stone Age Trail on Ölberg

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Pretty narrow but rustic paths with a steep embankment right next to them. You definitely need sure-footedness for this.

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5.64 km

View of the Rhine Valley from the Ehrenstetten vineyards

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When wet, the paths to the caves are very slippery.

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6.06 km

Sky Lounger With View of Ölberg Chapel, Burgberg Staufen, and Hochblauen

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Sky lounger with a view of the Ölberg Chapel, the Burgberg Staufen and the Hochblauen

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6.39 km

Himmelsstäpfele — Stairway to the Ölberg Chapel

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A long narrow staircase between the limestone vines, interesting & worth seeing.

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7.93 km

View of Schauinsland

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11.5 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.50 km

3.11 km

886 m

Surfaces

5.76 km

3.34 km

1.52 km

451 m

424 m

Elevation

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Highest point (440 m)

Lowest point (280 m)

Weather

Today

Wednesday 7 October

17°C

9°C

99 %

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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Comments

January 2, 2023,Rund um den Ölberg; Berghauser Matten (Ebringen) - Ehrenstetten - Bollschweil

Almost exactly 1 year ago I ran this beautiful round for the last time. It's always beautiful on Petra's local mountain (Schönberg) - you can't go wrong with hiking there. 😄
In order to experience the round "new", I/we ran it "the other way around" this time - i.e. clockwise this time. A different hiking experience indeed. 👍
Are you …

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January 16, 2022,NSG Berghauser Matten (Ebringen) - Ölberg (Ehrenstetten)

Today we did a lap around the promising Mount of Olives near Ehrenstetten. If you start the tour at the Berghauser Matten or at the Berghauser chapel, you walk on easy forest paths as well as on great paths, such as the cuckoo path to Bollschweil and the Stone Age path along the Ölberg to Ehrenstetten.
But be careful: the …

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March 11, 2025,Berghauser Matten - Bollschweil - Ölberg / Ehrenstetten - Hohfirstwald (Schönbergrunde)

A somewhat long midday walk before the expected worsening weather of the next few days. This gave the dogs plenty of exercise. 🐕🐕👍

The initially somewhat sunny weather quickly disappeared, but apart from a few drops, we stayed dry. 🌧 (The dogs are afraid of water - I never am 🙊)

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September 7, 2023,🌲Rund um den Ölberg/Berghauser Matten

Thank you Christof👍 it's a beautiful area🌲🗻🌲... your tours are too🔝🚵

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March 8, 2025,Ölbergkapelle – Schöner Panoramablick Runde von Bollschweil

Overall a nice tour with some great views. Not difficult, mostly flat with a bit of up and down occasionally. Recommended if you don't want it to be too extreme.

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