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Blick in den Hegau – Höweneggkratersee Runde von Hattingen

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Blick in den Hegau – Höweneggkratersee Runde von Hattingen

Jasmin planned a hike

June 2, 2022

Blick in den Hegau – Höweneggkratersee Runde von Hattingen

Moderate

04:58

17.7km

3.6km/h

340m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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3.77 km

Bench by the Crucifix

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Nice place to rest.

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5.35 km

View over the Hegau

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Very nice place with a great view over the Hegau and on a clear day as far as the Alps.

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5.62 km

Höwenegg Crater Lake

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The Höwenegg crater is not one of the dolines typical of the Swabian Alb, but a real volcanic crater. Geologically, it belongs to the Hegau volcanic region. Basalt mining has …

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6.25 km

Höwenegg Crater Lake

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Also called the "Blue Eye" of the Hegau.
Unlike other volcanic relics and maars in the Swabian Alb, the "Höwenegg" is part of the Hegau volcanism. The main crater is …

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10.0 km

View over the Hegau to the Alps

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In clear weather a great view of the Alps

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11.6 km

Chapel at Dachsmühle

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Small publicly accessible chapel at the former mill - now a farm.

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13.2 km

A large sinkhole; there are several more such sinkholes in the area. They are formed by the karst rock, which is partially undermined – this can lead to the caves collapsing and thus to these craters.

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14.6 km

Hattingen Deer Enclosure

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I haven't seen any wild animals - but the enclosure is probably quite large, I suspect the animals were somewhere at a shelter or feeding place.

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17.7 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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10.9 km

2.89 km

1.52 km

1.45 km

918 m

Surfaces

7.65 km

4.65 km

2.39 km

2.13 km

466 m

418 m

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Blick in den Hegau – Höweneggkratersee Runde von Hattingen

Bench by the Crucifix

View over the Hegau

Höwenegg Crater Lake

Höwenegg Crater Lake

View over the Hegau to the Alps

Chapel at Dachsmühle

Michelsloch sinkhole

Hattingen Deer Enclosure

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