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Nikola André Fitzen

Hornisgrinde Tower – Bismarck Tower, Hornisgrinde loop from Hornisgrinde-Biberkessel

Nikola André Fitzen

Hornisgrinde Tower – Bismarck Tower, Hornisgrinde loop from Hornisgrinde-Biberkessel

Nikola André Fitzen planned a hike

March 19, 2026

Hornisgrinde Tower – Bismarck Tower, Hornisgrinde loop from Hornisgrinde-Biberkessel

Hard

05:06

14.6km

2.9km/h

750m

750m

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Overview

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.

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Schwarzwald Mitte/Nord

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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9.35 km

Hohfelsen: Summit Cross and Viewpoint

Highlight • Summit

The Hohfelsen is an exposed rock massif with a summit cross. The "climb" - which is only a few meters in altitude - of the rock massif, which is secured …

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2

11.0 km

Mummelsee

Highlight • Lake

An old legend tells that in the past, nixies and dwarves, as well as a king, lived in the Mummelsee. On full moon nights, the nixies are said to have …

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3

11.4 km

View of the Rhine Valley and Black Forest

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It's particularly beautiful here at sunset. When the weather is right, many people make a pilgrimage there to marvel at the setting sun. On the slope above the path there …

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4

12.3 km

Hornisgrinde Tower

Highlight • Monument

Busy on weekends. If you really want to enjoy the peace and beauty of the high moor, as well as the all-round view, you should make the ascent early in the morning or late in the evening.

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12.4 km

Hornisgrinde Raised Bog Information Board

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Here you can find information about the raised bog and the peat moss. The peat moss is also exposed, allowing you to see the lower soil layers of the bog. Please do not enter the raised bog.

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12.8 km

Bismarck Tower, Hornisgrinde

Highlight • Monument

Small observation tower with interesting landmarks on the railing, for example sunrise and sunset on solstice days or direction and distance to Kehl, Strasbourg, Vienna or Lima. The view is stunning.

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13.0 km

Boardwalk Through the Hornisgrinde Raised Bog

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On a rustic wooden plank walkway you go through the high moor on the Hornisgrinde.

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13.9 km

Schwabenweg: Ascent to the Hornisgrinde

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For species protection reasons, please do not walk this route from November to May. Thank you for your consideration.

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14.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.17 km

3.18 km

1.90 km

1.35 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.45 km

3.07 km

2.13 km

1.19 km

593 m

197 m

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Highest point (1,160 m)

Lowest point (400 m)

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