View From the Lower Fortress – Alexandertor loop from Singen (Hohentwiel)

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View From the Lower Fortress – Alexandertor loop from Singen (Hohentwiel)

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View From the Lower Fortress – Alexandertor loop from Singen (Hohentwiel)

02:43

9.26km

220m

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

Last updated: September 25, 2026

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Hohentwiel

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.32 km

View of Hohentwiel

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The fortress can be seen from many different places, a climb to the ruins is definitely worth it

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3.61 km

Elisabethenberg Vineyard – Highest Vineyard in Germany

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On the southern slope of the Hohentwiel you will find the highest vineyard in Germany, where Baden wine thrives up to around 560 metres above sea level, spoiled by the …

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4.01 km

View towards Switzerland from Hohentwiel

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There are the Höri mountains!

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4.26 km

View of Hohentwiel Fortress and Vineyards

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The Hohentwiel, an imposing volcanic cone in the Hegau. The ruins of the Hohentwiel fortress, which stands on the summit, are one of the largest and oldest fortifications in Germany. …

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4.37 km

View of Singen, Hohentwiel Fortress and Lake Constance

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View of singing and surroundings

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4.52 km

View From the Lower Fortress

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If the sky was clear, the view would be even better

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4.65 km

Alexandertor

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Through the Alexander Gate you enter the actual fortress

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4.87 km

View of the Hegau volcanoes from Hohentwiel

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Beautiful view of the Ländle 🤩

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9.26 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.03 km

1.54 km

858 m

835 m

694 m

304 m

Surfaces

2.64 km

2.59 km

1.93 km

1.80 km

156 m

141 m

Elevation

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Highest point (620 m)

Lowest point (430 m)

Weather

Wednesday 7 October

16°C

9°C

84 %

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

April 29, 2025,Wandern zur Burg am Hohentwiel

With Deutsche Bahn...without delay.👍.to Singen
First through the city...city park...to the southern slope of Hohentwiel...volcanic mountain...
Sunny and hot 🔥 through the vineyards to Hohentwiel Fortress...admission 2.50 for seniors...a huge complex with a great view...I returned the same way because the planned return route was almost entirely asphalt, and that's not really fun.
A super nice trip...🥰🌞🥵

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May 23, 2025,Opa Tag 1 mit Valentin.Auf der Suche nach Poppele auf dem Hohentwiel

My grandson and I are currently exploring the Lake Constance region—by reading. Today we witnessed how the robber baron Populius Mayer, known as Poppele for short, attacked travelers from Hohentwiel so his people wouldn't starve. But he was always a rogue...
So we went up to the castle, grilled sausages around the campfire, and continued reading the story.
My grandson …

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January 11, 2025,Singen: Festungsanlage Hohentwiel

With an area of nine hectares, Hohentwiel is one of the largest fortress ruins in Germany and offers the most beautiful view in the country: from the historic fortifications, the view sweeps from Lake Constance over the rolling hills of the Hegau to the chain of peaks of the Swiss Alps.

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May 11, 2024,Singen ☀️auf 🥾den Hohentwiel🏰 und 🍧 essen in der City🌇

Today we went back down to Sulz by car 🚙 and then continued by train 🚆 to Singen. First we drove from the train station 🚉 Sulz to Engen and then continued by S-Bahn 🚇 to the stop 🚏Singen Landesgartenschau. From here we took quiet paths up to the fortress 🏰Hohentwiel. It is a really large fortress ruin worth seeing🏰. …

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