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Baden-Württemberg

Freiburg District

Thomas Rees Sculpture Trail – View of Freiburg loop from Merzhausen

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Germany

Baden-Württemberg

Freiburg District

Thomas Rees Sculpture Trail – View of Freiburg loop from Merzhausen

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Thomas Rees Sculpture Trail – View of Freiburg loop from Merzhausen

03:20

11.1km

350m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 15, 2026

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161 m

Thomas Rees Sculpture Trail

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Really great path with sculptures made of tree trunks. Definitely worth seeing!

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1.33 km

View of Günterstal

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Small outlook between the trees to Günterstal...

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1.87 km

Marxen Fountain

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The water tastes very good

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3.68 km

Waldtraut of the Mühlwald – Highest Tree in Germany

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At the end of the 19th century, various tree species, mainly from America and Japan, were planted in the existing city forest. On the gneiss bedrock there are predominantly humic, …

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5.59 km

View of Schauinsland from Horben

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Very nice view and great hike up here!

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6.60 km

View of Freiburg

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great view towards Freiburg, Kaiserstuhl and Schönberg

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7.73 km

Start wooden sculpture trail Freiburg

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Fantastic, creative tree sculptures, impressive

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11.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.38 km

2.11 km

2.10 km

442 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.35 km

2.99 km

1.62 km

1.21 km

813 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (570 m)

Lowest point (290 m)

Weather

Friday 17 July

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Comments

January 1, 2024,Horben Richtungen Schauinsland – Blick nach Freiburg loop from Wonnhalde

Cool hike. Nice variation of clear paths and some not so clear but the komoot route was good. I think I heard woodpeckers for the first time and these ones were really hard to find 😅

May 24, 2025,Höchster Baum Deutschlands – Blick nach Freiburg Runde von Wonnhalde

After exploring the Daniel Fir near Grafenhausen and the Grandfather Fir near Freudenstadt, it was finally time to explore Germany's tallest tree. And it's not that far from my home.
I saved this tour as the first one I installed Komoot.

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October 27, 2022,🇩🇪 Frbg. Günterstal - zum höchsten Baum Deutschlands (Waldtraut vom Mühlwald)

Germany's tallest tree - Waldtraut vom Mühlwald in Freiburg

Where is the nation's tallest tree? Exactly, in the Freiburg Mühlwald in Freiburg Günterstal!

It is a 106-year-old Douglas fir named Waldtraut vom Mühlwald. It measures an impressive 67 meters and is therefore not only the tallest tree in the Black Forest, but also holds the record for the tallest tree …

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April 18, 2025,Waltraud vom Mühlwald

Our Good Friday walk today took us to Waltraud vom Mühlwald, the (allegedly) tallest tree in Germany. Several sculptures by Thomas Rees await us right at the beginning, before the trail climbs steadily to Langackern. From there, we return to the starting point via Au and Merzhausen.

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August 11, 2025,Thomas Rees Skulpturenpfad – Blick auf Freiburg Runde von Wonnhalde

Unfortunately, some of the paths were very overgrown, and one path was completely unusable because it was so overgrown. Unfortunately, we had to take an alternative route. But the view was fantastic.

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January 13, 2026,Freiburg: Wonnhalde - WaldMenschen - Langackern - Au 💚💚

The weather forecast surprised me with its promise of spring-like temperatures and even a bit of sunshine – that finally roused me from my winter lethargy, and we began our tour with a visit to Thomas Rees's "Forest People" sculptures. You really have to look closely at some of the sculptures to discover the details!

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September 29, 2024,Von der Wonnhalde zur Luisenhöhe

In wonderful hiking weather, from Wonnhalde to Luisenhöhe. In between, a short detour to "Waldtraut", the tallest tree in Germany. From Luisenhöhe, you have a wonderful view of Schauinsland and the Hexental. On the way down, you have great views of Freiburg. At the end of the tour, the sculpture path of the forest people is worth seeing. The tour …

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Thomas Rees Sculpture Trail – View of Freiburg loop from Merzhausen

Thomas Rees Sculpture Trail

View of Günterstal

Marxen Fountain

Waldtraut of the Mühlwald – Highest Tree in Germany

View of Schauinsland from Horben

View of Freiburg

View of Freiburg

Start wooden sculpture trail Freiburg

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