Vögelestein Loop

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

Baden-Württemberg

Landkreis Emmendingen

Gutach im Breisgau

Vögelestein Loop

Hard

4.7

(66)

226

hikers

Vögelestein Loop

05:09

17.2km

490m

Hiking

From Gutach (Breisgau) train station, you walk a few meters along the Elz river and cross the upper bridge. On the other side, you trudge uphill through the forest, and between the trees, you can occasionally spot the Kandel in the distance. You pass a hikers' hut and finally reach…

Last updated: July 14, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Südschwarzwald

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.68 km

Vögelestein

Highlight • Natural Monument

Look closely, and with a little imagination, you'll also recognize the bird's head in the rock that gave the rock its name.

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4.51 km

Walters Eck (572 m) and Schwedenkreuz

Highlight • Summit

Beautiful place for a contemplative rest, with a beautiful renewed wooden cross.

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7.86 km

The Linden Tree at Naturpark Südschwarzwald

Highlight • Natural Monument

Starting point for many beautiful hikes

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17.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.9 km

3.69 km

1.08 km

487 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.14 km

5.73 km

1.33 km

1.20 km

809 m

Elevation

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Highest point (580 m)

Lowest point (280 m)

Weather

Wednesday 7 October

16°C

9°C

99 %

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Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Comments

August 28, 2024,Vögelestein-Tour

Some of the paths are heavily overgrown. At the Zwergenweg we had to turn around and take a different route.

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February 19, 2022,Vögelestein-Tour, Gutach

This circular tour is certified as a quality hiking trail. It begins in Gutach and leads steeply up to the Vögelestein. On the rocky peak of the 607 meter high Vögelestein, a bird's head can be seen in the rock with imagination. We continue past the Tarwi hut. Taking a break here is really worth it. The extendable bar is …

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October 9, 2022,Vögelesteintour / Gutach im Breisgau

Easy to walk tour, beautiful paths, uphill and downhill nicely in alternation.
However, a lot of the route runs in the forest, so that the viewpoints are rare.
The Jarwihütte with a drinks bunker is a great resting place. 😃👍. In the middle of the forest, no view, but super great prepared.

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July 22, 2023,Vögelestein Tour🐦‍⬛

The starting point of the tour is in Gutach. After approx. 4km you are at the Vögelestein🐦‍⬛, the highest point on this side of the valley. A small, inconspicuous boulder 🪨 marks the summit. After Gscheid the tour became more varied. Views 👁, colorful meadows 🌺🌼, forest paths and gnomes 🤭 alternated. Lots of forest again later 🌲. There were …

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March 6, 2022,🌿 Zweitälerland 🌟 Vögelestein Tour 🌟 Start in Gutach 🥾

Nice round tour, but mostly wide paths, the GPS let me down on 70% of the route. The km specification is 16.5. Possibility to stop at the Gscheid and the Linde.

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February 12, 2024,Wanderung dreierlei..💞🩷

The mild weather took advantage of taking a little lap...

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March 28, 2023,Wanderung es geht aufwärts..😍

Things are looking up... the days are getting longer.. nature is moving through.. the recovery is noticeably advanced...
Such a great landscape for running, hiking, biking....❤️

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October 9, 2022,Wanderung

Slight runny nose today..
Reason forbade me to do endurance training so as not to jeopardize the upcoming vacation...
So... over the hedge...
moderate..

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April 9, 2026

From Gutach (Breisgau) train station, you walk a few meters along the Elz river and cross the upper bridge. On the other side, you trudge uphill through the forest, and between the trees, you can occasionally spot the Kandel in the distance. You pass a hikers' hut and finally reach the Vögelestein, a

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