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Höwenegg Crater Lake – Höwenegg Crater Lake loop from Höwenegg

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Baden-Württemberg

Höwenegg Crater Lake – Höwenegg Crater Lake loop from Höwenegg

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Höwenegg Crater Lake – Höwenegg Crater Lake loop from Höwenegg

00:55

3.30km

70m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 9, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Obere Donau

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

1

10 m

Scenic forest trail in Naturpark Obere Donau

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Very nice piece of forest 👌🏼

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2

93 m

Höwenegg trailhead parking

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Small hiking car park "Höwenegg" as a good starting point for hikes in the surrounding area.

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3

196 m

Short singletrack trail

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The trail is really fun, unfortunately it is way too short

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4

700 m

View over the Hegau

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Very nice place with a great view over the Hegau and on a clear day as far as the Alps.

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5

830 m

Old Railway Hut

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6

983 m

Höwenegg Crater Lake

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The Höwenegg crater is not one of the dolines typical of the Swabian Alb, but a real volcanic crater. Geologically, it belongs to the Hegau volcanic region. Basalt mining has …

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1.25 km

Höwenegg Crater Lake

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Also called the "Blue Eye" of the Hegau.
Unlike other volcanic relics and maars in the Swabian Alb, the "Höwenegg" is part of the Hegau volcanism. The main crater is …

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8

2.50 km

Höwenegg Loop Trail

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Turn-off at the Höwenegg circular trail into the nature reserve to the Höwenegg volcanic crater.

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3.30 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.97 km

1.07 km

179 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.64 km

1.32 km

327 m

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Wednesday 7 October

14°C

6°C

97 %

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Comments

February 9, 2022,Höwenegg Vulkankrater – Höweneggkratersee Runde von Mauenheim

Small lunch break round in bright sunshine 😎

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September 19, 2022,Rund-Wanderung bei Höwenegg

Great little hike with a nice view of the crater lake

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