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Karlsruhe District

Landkreis Ludwigsburg

Vaihingen an der Enz

Eselsburg Observation Tower

Karlsruhe District

Landkreis Ludwigsburg

Vaihingen an der Enz

Eselsburg Observation Tower

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Eselsburg Observation Tower

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Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Stromberg-Heuchelberg

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Location: Vaihingen an der Enz, Landkreis Ludwigsburg, Kraichgau-Stromberg, Karlsruhe District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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1. Eselsburg-Rundweg

5.60km

01:35

120m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Eselsburg Observation Tower – Vineyards Near Ensingen loop from Ensingen

5.43km

01:33

130m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Wiesentalstraße – Eselsburg Observation Tower loop from Schützingen

18.8km

05:09

290m

300m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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AlbTraufgänger

July 16, 2017

Built in 1925, the observation tower on the Eselsberg is about 18 m high. The hut of the Swabian Albverein is farmed on Sundays and public holidays and the wood-clad lookout tower can be climbed for 50 cents. From the top you have a 360 degree panoramic view of the Löwensteiner mountains, the Swabian Alb and the Black Forest. On the almost 400 m high mountain was once a castle, which was first mentioned in 1188 as Dienstmannsitz the Counts of Vaihingen. Today only the moat bears witness to the former castle.

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Andreas

June 30, 2015

Hosted on Sundays and holidays. Looks very comfortable ... was only there on Tuesdays :)

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Yaşli Eşek Jörg

July 19, 2015

The donkey castle tower is a lookout tower on the donkey mountain near Ensingen, a district of Vaihingen an der Enz in the northwest of the district of Ludwigsburg. Its name derives from the castle of the lords of donkey castle, which once stood on the donkey mountain.

The 392 meter high Eselsberg is located on the southern edge of the Stromberg and can be reached from Ensingen from the parking lot at the cemetery over a 2 km long hiking trail through the vineyard and forest. From the tower you have a view to the south and east over the district of Ludwigsburg to Stuttgart, to the southwest to the northern Black Forest with Pforzheim and in the west in the Kraichgau near Bretten.

The donkey mountain tower was built in 1925 by the Swabian Albverein, of which it is still farmed. It is 18 meters high and designed as a wooden construction on a stone base. Tower and restaurant are open on Sundays and public holidays. At the foot of the tower there is a refuge and a playground. (Source: Wikipedia)

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Location: Vaihingen an der Enz, Landkreis Ludwigsburg, Kraichgau-Stromberg, Karlsruhe District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Eselsburg Observation Tower

1. Eselsburg-Rundweg

2. Eselsburg Observation Tower – Vineyards Near Ensingen loop from Ensingen

3. Wiesentalstraße – Eselsburg Observation Tower loop from Schützingen

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