Mägdeberg Castle Ruins – View of Hohenkrähen loop from Mühlhausen (bei Engen)

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Mägdeberg Castle Ruins – View of Hohenkrähen loop from Mühlhausen (bei Engen)

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Mägdeberg Castle Ruins – View of Hohenkrähen loop from Mühlhausen (bei Engen)

06:45

22.9km

620m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Mägdeberg

Hohentwiel

Hohenkrähen

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.22 km

Mägdeberg Castle Ruins

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The castle, located on the wooded Mägdeberg in Hegau, is the ruin of a hill castle. It stands at around 654 meters above sea level and is strategically well-located, surrounded …

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3.19 km

Hegau Cross

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Nice big cross on top of the hill - a small bench invites you to linger. Nice view over the Hegau cone and with good visibility also of the Alps.

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11.0 km

View of Hohenkrähen

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A hike around the Hohentwiel is worthwhile, it offers great views.

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11.5 km

View of Hohentwiel and Hohenstoffeln

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Wonderful view. Top. Good footwear necessary. 👍🏽

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14.0 km

View From the Lower Fortress

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If the sky was clear, the view would be even better

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14.1 km

Alexandertor

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Through the Alexander Gate you enter the actual fortress

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14.3 km

View of the Hegau volcanoes from Hohentwiel

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Beautiful view of the Ländle 🤩

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19.7 km

Hohenkrähen Castle Ruins

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The Hohenkrähen ruin towers above Schlatt on a volcanic cone over 600 meters high with steep slopes. The path up is indeed quite narrow and winds along the rock face …

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22.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.0 km

3.48 km

2.65 km

1.83 km

505 m

478 m

Surfaces

5.86 km

5.53 km

4.94 km

4.53 km

1.96 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

14°C

8°C

94 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

September 24, 2021,Vulkane und Burgen bei Singen 24.09.2021 18:02

Today there was freshly picked fruit again. Today the path led to the volcanoes and the castle tour near Singen on Lake Constance with its great orchards ...
The 9 volcanoes stand like cones in the landscape. 4 of them were on the circular route and almost every one had a castle. From the first Hohenkrähen castle you could see …

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October 30, 2022,Drei Hegauberge (Ruinen & Vulkane)

When planning the hike, do not take into account that you cannot get past the Hohentwiel ticket office. Hence the small detour.

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February 20, 2023,Hohenkrähen 🌋 - Mägdeberg🌋 - Hegau Kreuz ✝️ - Hohentwiel🌋

A wonderful tour over three volcanic cones in the Hegau. We were again accompanied by @Petra mit Teddy 🧸 🚴🏼‍♀️ 🥾 and Teddy🐕 at spring-like temperatures of 15° and 🌞🌞🌞 a dream landscape 🥰 . From the Hohenkrähen 🌋 - we were alone there - we already had great views of the Hohenewen and the Alps in the haze. It …

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May 3, 2025,Auf zur Burgruine Hohentwiel und weiter zu den Burgruinen Mägdeberg und Hohenkrähen, Runde von Singen

As soon as we reached Singen, it stopped raining. From the large parking lot of the 2023 State Garden Show, we climbed to the Hohentwiel Castle Ruins, a remarkably large castle (admission €5 for adults, as of 2025). Admission was available at the customer service center below. However, we had climbed up from the other side. The kiosk owner, who …

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