Howehra Gorge – Hochkopf Tower loop from Todtmoos

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Howehra Gorge – Hochkopf Tower loop from Todtmoos

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Howehra Gorge – Hochkopf Tower loop from Todtmoos

04:58

16.2km

580m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Südschwarzwald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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442 m

Path through the Hohwehra Gorge

Highlight • Trail

Great, child-friendly root path that is nevertheless easy to hike and wonderfully natural.

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767 m

Hohwehraschlucht - fairytale hiking trail

Highlight • Gorge

The section through the Hochwehra Gorge leads through a shady gorge. It's damp, ferns and dense greens line the path, next to which the Wehra gurgles.

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935 m

Hohwehraschlucht

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

On this section of the Schluchtensteig, you follow the brook of the Wehra to Todtmoos, which follows the terrain as a bubbling stream and becomes ever larger and more agitated …

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2.43 km

Mountain Pass

8.23 km

Lebkuchlerweg Signpost (1,152 m)

Highlight • Structure

This highlight is special because the steep path there is very strenuous and when you read this sign you know that you have made the most strenuous part. It motivates to go further.

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9.37 km

Hochkopf Tower

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The Hochkopf lies at an altitude of 1,263 meters. If you climb onto the observation deck, you are ten meters higher. From here you can see the surrounding mountains Belchen, …

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11.3 km

Wooden fountain with bench and crucifix (Naturpark Südschwarzwald)

Highlight • Rest Area

This fountain, with bench and cross, is ideal for a rest. You have a beautiful view and in winter you can watch tobogganers. This rest area is a little below the pass and the "Wehrawald Tor".

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12.7 km

Root Path on the Lebkuchenweg

Highlight • Trail

A beautiful section of the gingerbread path, just awesome what nature has created here.

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14.0 km

Wooden Sculpture of Squirrel and Fox

Highlight • Structure

16.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.3 km

4.39 km

1.41 km

131 m

Surfaces

5.85 km

4.99 km

3.69 km

1.27 km

432 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,230 m)

Lowest point (800 m)

Weather

Tuesday 10 November

11°C

8°C

91 %

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Comments

December 31, 2022,Hohwehraschlucht – Hochkopfturm Runde von Todtmoos

The 2022 end-of-year tour leads from Todtmoos through the Hochwehraschluss along the high-altitude trails to the Hochkopf. From there you have a fantastic view of Feldberg, Belchen... Through beautiful black fir forests (if the bark beetle hasn't discovered them yet) you return via the beautifully situated Lehen to Todtmoos. A fantastic year of hiking ends with a fantastic Black Forest …

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