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Schönbuch Tower – Schlossberg Tower loop from Nufringen

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Schönbuch Tower – Schlossberg Tower loop from Nufringen

Moderate

4.5

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Schönbuch Tower – Schlossberg Tower loop from Nufringen

03:39

13.2km

220m

Hiking

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

Last updated: June 14, 2026

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Naturpark Schönbuch

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.30 km

Kalter Bronnen Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Kalter Bronnen is part of the nature reserve. It could have been restored rather than simply fenced in and left to its fate. This way, it won't be a highlight.

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5.32 km

Schönbuch Tower

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Despite Corona, this extraordinary observation tower is open for inspection. A staircase leads up and down through the shape of a double helix, which are then signposted for one-way traffic. …

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5.72 km

Information board at the Naturfreundehaus car park, Schönbuch Nature Park

Highlight • Rest Area

Right at the parking lot there is an information board with tips about sights and hikes. A second one further up with all structural information from the Schönbuchturm.

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6.25 km

View of the Gäu and the A81 from the Schönbuchtrauf

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Viewpoint at Schönbuchtrauf with a view over the A81 far into the Gäu.

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6.58 km

Alter Rain Forest Ropes Course

Highlight • Structure

The Jahnhütte with a barbecue area and around 100 seats can be rented from the Herrenberg city administration.

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6.99 km

View from Alter Rain

Highlight • Viewpoint

The entire hill is a natural monument in a characteristic marshy meadow landscape.

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7.13 km

View from Schlossberg over Herrenberg

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful viewing bench with a view of the poor meadow landscape over to the "Lüglen" / Altenbergen.

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8.70 km

Schlossberg Tower

Highlight • Historical Site

The viewing platform is located on top of the former powder tower. Here you have the best overview of Herrenberg and the Gäu.

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13.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.33 km

2.55 km

1.48 km

879 m

Surfaces

4.67 km

3.80 km

2.38 km

1.77 km

526 m

104 m

Elevation

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Highest point (560 m)

Lowest point (460 m)

Weather

Monday 27 July

29°C

11°C

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Comments

July 6, 2023,Herrenberg Schlossberg - Schönbuchturm 🥾🧭🗼

From the Herrenberg Waldfriedhof car park, we went on the after-work tour to the former Herrenberg Castle with wonderful views of the fruit eaves - idyllic nature like in a picture book, where you can let your soul dangle. I came back via some forest paths at the less idyllic Schönbuch tunnel A81 but disappeared back into the forest as …

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March 29, 2022,Vom Schönbuchturm eine schöne Runde durch den Wald nach Herrenberg und zurück 😊

Had a wonderful day with a great hike with Günter and Margot ☺️
From the Naturfreundehaus we went to the Schönbuchturm, not such a great view today because it was cloudy and Sahara dust visited us again 🙈
It was really interesting to see the A 81 from the side.
At the oak at the Red Sea there is a …

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March 29, 2022,Herrenberg, Schönbuchturm, Stiftskirche, Waldseilgarten, Jahnhütte, Naturfreundehaus

Entertaining and stimulating hike with Daniela and Wilfried.
Started at the almost empty parking lot of the Naturfreundehaus in Herrenberg. After exploring the Schönbuchturm, we went through the tunnel of the A81 to the Schlossberg in Herrenberg. Before that we passed the newly built marble run, which we had to test right away. The game ball (a wooden ball that …

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Schönbuch Tower – Schlossberg Tower loop from Nufringen

Kalter Bronnen Spring

Schönbuch Tower

Information board at the Naturfreundehaus car park, Schönbuch Nature Park

View of the Gäu and the A81 from the Schönbuchtrauf

Alter Rain Forest Ropes Course

View from Alter Rain

View from Schlossberg over Herrenberg

Schlossberg Tower

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