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Mountain Peaks

Tübingen District

Augstberg Tower

Mountain Peaks

Tübingen District

Augstberg Tower

Recommended by 94 hikers out of 97

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Geopark Schwäbische Alb

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Location: Trochtelfingen, Landkreis Reutlingen, Tübingen District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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1. Augstberg Tower – Augstberg Tower loop from Trochtelfingen

13.7km

03:48

250m

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2. Augstberg Tower – Augstberg Tower loop from Trochtelfingen

8.27km

02:18

150m

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3. Augstberg Tower – Hoher Turm Trochtelfingen loop from Mägerkingen

14.8km

04:05

260m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Heinz

September 13, 2015

The Augstberg tower belongs to the SAV. It offers a very nice view over the Trochtelfinger Alb.

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🦣 𝕸𝖆𝖒𝖒𝖚𝖙 𝕱𝖗𝖆𝖓𝖐 🏒🥅👨🏼‍🚒🚒

April 17, 2021

The Augstberg (from Old High German ouwist "sheep herd" on the Swabian Alb) is an elevation in the Reutlingen district in Baden-Württemberg from Trochtelfingen, located about 1.5 km south of Steinhilben, an eastern part of Trochtelfingen.

The Augstberg Tower, a 30 meter high observation tower of the Swabian Alb Association, stands on the summit of the Augstberg. A 15-meter-high wooden observation scaffold erected here in 1894 was damaged by a storm in 1898, then reinforced and raised to 22 meters. In 1910 an autumn storm caused the scaffolding to collapse. The current tower, a seven-storey wooden structure on a reinforced concrete foundation, was inaugurated in May 1963. It is open every day.

The contrast between the hilltop and flat alb characterizes the panoramic view. The boundary between the two landscapes, the cliff line of the Molasse Sea, runs around three kilometers south of the Augstberg. To the north one overlooks the hilly highlands of the Reutlinger and Münsinger Alb. In the southwest the heights on both sides of the Lauchert valley can be seen, in the southeast the Zwiefalter Alb sloping down to the Danube. When visibility is good, the Alps from the Karwendel to the Bernese Oberland appear in the south.

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Juschu ( Jürgen & Vicky)

April 15, 2021

lies at 878 meters high

is looked after by the Swabian Alb Association

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Location: Trochtelfingen, Landkreis Reutlingen, Tübingen District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Augstberg Tower

1. Augstberg Tower – Augstberg Tower loop from Trochtelfingen

2. Augstberg Tower – Augstberg Tower loop from Trochtelfingen

3. Augstberg Tower – Hoher Turm Trochtelfingen loop from Mägerkingen

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