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Baden-Württemberg

Freiburg District

Landkreis Emmendingen

Simonswald

Kostgfäll Gorge – Braunhörnle Summit Cross loop from Kostgefäll

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Germany

Baden-Württemberg

Freiburg District

Landkreis Emmendingen

Simonswald

Kostgfäll Gorge – Braunhörnle Summit Cross loop from Kostgefäll

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Kostgfäll Gorge – Braunhörnle Summit Cross loop from Kostgefäll

04:16

12.4km

620m

Hiking

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: April 2, 2026

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Kostgfäll Gorge

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Very beautiful and rather unknown gorge.

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2.43 km

Unterer Gfällhof

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A really beautiful valley

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3.48 km

View of the Black Forest Valley

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Here is almost only nature. No buildings and no people to be seen. Only trees and meadows.

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4.39 km

View of Elzach from Rohrhardsberg

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From here you have a wonderful view of Elzach.

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4.71 km

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5.16 km

View over the Yacher Valley from Rohrhardsberg

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Viewpoint with a fantastic view of the Black Forest.

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5.86 km

Yacher Höhe Viewpoint

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Viewpoint with bench on the Yacher Höhenweg or the multi-day tour to the secondary valley trail.
Information board on the development of the Black Forest in this area.

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6.71 km

Root Path to Braunhörnle

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Beautiful path up to the Braunhörnle

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7.44 km

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ELZACH. The legendary Braunhörnle, which forms the southern end of the Yacht Valley, has been crowned by a nine-meter-high summit cross for 75 years. Not far from there, the …

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12.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

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7.63 km

3.73 km

571 m

453 m

Surfaces

6.69 km

4.12 km

886 m

695 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Monday 18 May

16°C

3°C

46 %

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Kostgfäll Gorge – Braunhörnle Summit Cross loop from Kostgefäll

Kostgfäll Gorge

Unterer Gfällhof

View of the Black Forest Valley

View of Elzach from Rohrhardsberg

View over the Yacher Valley from Rohrhardsberg

Yacher Höhe Viewpoint

Root Path to Braunhörnle

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