Nilleck Viewpoint – Brandenkopf Lookout Tower loop from Fischerbach

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Nilleck Viewpoint – Brandenkopf Lookout Tower loop from Fischerbach

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Nilleck Viewpoint – Brandenkopf Lookout Tower loop from Fischerbach

06:07

19.2km

760m

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 6, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Schwarzwald Mitte/Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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252 m

St. Michael Church Fischerbach

Highlight • Religious Site

Very nice, atmospheric church. The interior is worth the ascent, the panoramic view of the Kinzig valley as well.

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5.16 km

View of the Harmersbach and Kinzig valleys

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From this point you have a wonderful view of the Nillhöfe, the Harmbersbachtal and the Kinzigtal.

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5.65 km

View of the Hohengeroldseck Valley

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great view of the Hohengeroldseck

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5.92 km

Nilleck Viewpoint

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Very beautiful, sunny ridge with a view as far as the Vosges. One of my old favorite places in winter, when the fog hangs over the Rhine Valley.

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9.38 km

View from the Brandenkopf

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From here you can see very far into the country or the Black Forest.

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9.40 km

Brandenkopf Lookout Tower

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The stone observation tower is the trademark of the Brandenkopf. The 32-meter-high tower has been there since 1929 and you can climb it all year round. Donations are requested. The …

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9.99 km

Beautiful path down from Brandenkopf

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Right after the break, the trail fun continues behind the tower

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13.0 km

View of Brandenkopf

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Beautiful view of the Brandenkopf.

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19.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.7 km

2.87 km

2.01 km

302 m

211 m

Surfaces

8.36 km

4.08 km

3.37 km

2.66 km

674 m

Elevation

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Highest point (930 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

12°C

6°C

37 %

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

May 2, 2022,Von Fischerbach zum Brandenkopf

Today's evening tour led from Fischerbach, more precisely from the parking lot at the church, via the forest recreation area, first to the Rechtgraben chapel. We continued via the Nillhöfe to the destination of the tour, the Brandenkopf. There, the view was briefly enjoyed before heading back to Fischerbach via the Butzenbach. The tour offers fantastic vantage points of the …

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December 21, 2024,zum Brandenkopf 945 m

Today I accepted an invitation from Sergej to the Kinzig Valley. Apart from a few short detours, we followed a tour from@Patrick Göser. Thanks for sharing. From Fischerbach we went - past beautiful old farms - steadily uphill into the wonderfully powdered winter forest to the Brandeck Tower, where we took a short break. Since the cold wind was whistling …

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