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Schauinsland Observation Tower – Lower Stäpfele Rock loop from Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald

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Germany

Baden-Württemberg

Hochschwarzwald

Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald

Horben

Schauinsland Observation Tower – Lower Stäpfele Rock loop from Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald

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Schauinsland Observation Tower – Lower Stäpfele Rock loop from Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald

05:09

14.7km

800m

Hiking

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

Last updated: June 17, 2026

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886 m

Schauinsland Cable Car Valley Station

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Nice view of the valley station

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1.61 km

View Towards Horben and Luisenhöhe

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6.74 km

Schauinslandbahn mountain station

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Very nice cable car, in winter even blankets are provided. The Schauinsland cable car can also be used free of charge in combination with the 3-day welcome ticket from Deutsche Bahn (for Freiburg).

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7.35 km

View from the tower towards Belchen

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Top view. Very good hiking trail.

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7.36 km

Schauinsland Observation Tower

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Over 85 steps you reach the 22 meter high viewing platform of the Schauinsland Tower, actually called "Eugen-Keidel Tower". In good weather you can look into the Vosges and the Swiss Alps. The tower is always open.

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9.80 km

View of Freiburg and the Rhine Valley

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The views towards the Rhine plain and the Vosges are wonderful.

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9.80 km

View of Freiburg from Schauinsland

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From the restaurant Holzschlägermatte, follow the "Ramselendobelweg" towards the east (turns north) and after 1 km there is a curve with a fantastic view towards Freiburg

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10.7 km

Lower Stäpfele Rock

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Beautiful rock landscape. You can climb up on the lower Stäpfelefelsen 🦊

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14.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.26 km

5.34 km

1.88 km

114 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.4 km

4.07 km

221 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 23 June

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Comments

October 25, 2022,Schauinsland_Doppelanstieg (Variante 01 + 04)

Small after-work training session 💪 Second descent then by car.......... good that you have friends who think along with you 😉🤙

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February 22, 2023,Enkelchen Wandertag - Auf den Schauinsland …..

... by train and back down on foot. 😉
A supposedly easy hike down at the start of the season, but both realized that walking downhill can be really exhausting.

We'll take care of the change of direction later.😊

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June 18, 2021,Schau ins Land vom Schauinsland — den FreiburgerHausBerg hoch mit der 🚠 und runter mit die 🥾

It was a bit late to arrive, so I opted for the lazy option and the 9 € for the trip with the Schauinsland cable car up to the summit station!
So briefly stormed the Schauinsland summit from the mountain station, enjoyed the view from the tower and descended ...

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March 20, 2022,von der Talstation zum Schau ins Land Turm

Sweating for the ascent is rewarded with a wonderful view from the mountain station and from the Schau ins Land tower. In March there were sunlit single trails on the southern slopes 🌤️ and from 1150 mtr. still a few snow-covered paths. Pay attention to the steps there. There are comfortable sun loungers upstairs to relax in the sun ☀️. …

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June 7, 2022,Schauinslandbahn Bergstation - Talstation (Neue Wegführung)

"Official" route from the mountain station to the valley station. New route, first follow the blue markings, then the yellow markings. Very nice paths, partly wide, partly very narrow. Pleasant to walk because not too steep downhill.

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September 30, 2024,Wanderung auf den Schauinsland (Hausberg von Freiburg)

Take tram 2 and bus 21 to the valley station and from there follow the yellow diamond to the middle station, then the blue diamond to the Schauinsland tower, which was unfortunately closed due to construction work. At the top and along the way there are great views of Freiburg, Kaiserstuhl and the Vosges and on the east side of …

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August 3, 2022,Aufstieg Schauinsland

Tested Erik's 4-star trail on the Schauinsland today.

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My last training at a moderate pace before the Titlis Bergtrophy.
The path from the valley station to the summit is 7.2 km long and easy to walk.
However, I cannot recommend this variant more, unless you love the noise of motorcycles.
Most of the climb is close to the road. …

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Schauinsland Observation Tower – Lower Stäpfele Rock loop from Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald

Schauinsland Cable Car Valley Station

View Towards Horben and Luisenhöhe

Schauinslandbahn mountain station

View from the tower towards Belchen

Schauinsland Observation Tower

View of Freiburg and the Rhine Valley

View of Freiburg from Schauinsland

Lower Stäpfele Rock

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