Schauinsland Observation Tower – View from the tower towards Belchen loop from Langenbach-Trubelsbach

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Germany

Baden-Württemberg

Hochschwarzwald

Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald

Oberried

Schauinsland Observation Tower – View from the tower towards Belchen loop from Langenbach-Trubelsbach

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Schauinsland Observation Tower – View from the tower towards Belchen loop from Langenbach-Trubelsbach

03:55

13.7km

330m

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: September 25, 2026

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Naturpark Südschwarzwald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.38 km

View of the Black Forest Valley

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A very nice view

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4.94 km

View of the Black Forest Valley

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From this point you have a good view of the valley and the Feldberg

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5.64 km

Schauinsland Observation Tower

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Over 85 steps you reach the 22 meter high viewing platform of the Schauinsland Tower, actually called "Eugen-Keidel Tower". In good weather you can look into the Vosges and the Swiss Alps. The tower is always open.

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5.65 km

View from the tower towards Belchen

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Top view. Very good hiking trail.

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5.91 km

Windbohrer Sculpture on the Schauinsland Ridge

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A circular path lined with interesting wooden sculptures stretches high above the treetops at the summit of the Schauinsland. In the direction of the Rappenecker Hütte you come to this …

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6.22 km

View of Feldberg and the Rhine Valley from the Schauinsland Sculpture Trail

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A very nice view of the valley

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6.38 km

English Memorial on Schauinsland

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A very impressive monument. From there you have a great distant view. It commemorates a hiking accident of a group of English schoolchildren.

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10.5 km

View of the Black Forest Mountains

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On this way, beautiful views are always offered. Beautiful round Hosfgrund - heap possible.

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13.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.29 km

3.10 km

1.64 km

652 m

Surfaces

7.03 km

2.43 km

2.26 km

1.14 km

796 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,260 m)

Lowest point (1,040 m)

Weather

Tuesday 20 October

8°C

4°C

98 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

July 4, 2026,Schauinsland Runde über Hofgrund #schauinsländle

Today we tackled a round from our accommodation; luckily we set off early...
We had the tower to ourselves then; later when we rode past again on the way to the Berggasthof Gießhübel, there were masses of people out 🙈.
We took a nice break along the way and ate delicious ice cream on a stick... 😋
The tour would …

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October 22, 2021,Schauinsland–Schöne Ausblicke

Hike from the hiking car park (hotel) Notschrei to the Schau-ins-Land tower, then over the English monument to Hofsgrund and back to the Notschrei. During the whole hike there were wonderful views of the Schau-ins-Land tower and the Feldberg. What I liked best was the descent from the Schau-ins-Land tower to Hofsgrund. There it went downhill on beautiful paths.

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November 21, 2021,🌲 Schwarzwald 📍Hofsgrund zum Schauinsland 😍

Relaxed tour with wonderful panoramic views 😍

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October 9, 2021,Gipfeltour am Schauinsland 09.10.2021

Impressions of my today's summit tour. The start and finish was in Hofsgrund. From there it went with fantastic views to the summit and via the medicinal herb path back to Hofsgrund. A successful autumn tour.

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December 30, 2021,Schauinsland Höhenweg 🏔️🏞️🚡🌫️

Today we were drawn to Freiburg's local mountain, the Schauinsland.
This high trail is said to have been Germany's most beautiful hiking trail in 2012. Why so critical?
First of all, the information on the homepage is not correct. New signage? Nope, little to no signage, without a GPS sat nav we would have been lost.
The path itself is …

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October 3, 2022,🇩🇪🥾🎒Panoramawege Schwarzwald / Schauinsland (1284m) Hofsgrund Schniederlihof Engländerdenkmal Windbohrer

Autumn hiking tour in local areas. The hike should still have holiday character, which is why the choice fell on Freiburg's local mountain Schauinsland with Germany's longest cable car. In fact, we rode this cable car for the first time and have been living in Markgräflerland for decades🫢. The hike begins at the Schauinslandbahn mountain station and initially runs down …

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August 30, 2024,Gipfeltour auf dem Schauinsland 🤗

Today we hiked on the Schauinsland. A very beautiful summit tour. The heat was relatively high. We were happy for every bit of shade.

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June 8, 2023,Wanderung auf dem Schauinsland - Höhenweg

Today we were on the Schauinsland - Höhenweg. An ingenious circular route with many magnificent views. For the last third of our way we were pursued by a thunderstorm. We were faster. 🤗🌩️⛈️

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