The 20 Most Amazing Peaks around Glottertal

It is a popular area for climbers and has numerous routes of most difficulty levels. The rock quality is excellent. The routes are mostly well secured. The return to the entrances is done by abseiling 2 x 20 m or 1 x 30 m. Please abseil considerately in "oncoming traffic". The large Kandel rock can be reached via the Kandel summit. There are sufficient parking spaces. There is also a bus from St. Peter to the Kandel. From the summit it is about a 20-minute walk, please wear good shoes, via the Damenweg (blue diamond) to the climbing area.

An unexpected alpine highlight that should not be missed on the way to or from the Kandel. For experienced climbers, the crags can be climbed without equipment, the climber takes the steep wall on the valley side.

The Schlossbergturm is a 33.27 meter high observation tower on the Schlossberg. The Schlossberg Tower was erected in 2002 by the Board of Trustees on the Salzbüchslekuppe. For the construction, the architect used 100-year-old Douglas fir trunks from the local Ottilienwald, which fell over due to the severe hurricane Lothar in 1999. The long logs were twisted around the steel staircase. In honor of all donors who made construction possible in 2002, their names were placed on the face of the 153 steps to the top of the tower and can be read when climbing the tower. However, the natural construction with the tree trunks was repeatedly attacked by fungi and pests in the years that followed. In July 2015, the dilapidated logs were finally removed after several rescue attempts. After the tower was inaccessible for a long time, it was finally renewed in 2017 by the board of trustees and the donations they collected. In this step, the tree trunks were replaced by a reliable steel construction. The cost of the renovation was 192,000 euros, but the city expects the galvanized steel pylons to last 100 years. Source: https://www.kuratorium-schlossberg.de/eip/pages/schlossbergturm.php

A great highlight. Nice to combine with a short hike on the Schloßberg. The tower is easy to reach from the old town. However, you should be good on foot. After a steep climb, you reach the tower via at least 200 steps 😏

Should not be missing on any kandel tour! On top of the rock you have a fantastic view. If you are brave and sure-footed, climb up and enjoy an isotonic cold drink ;-)

Kybfelsen Castle or Kyburg is the name given to the minimal remains of an earlier castle or defense system that was located south of the Kybfelsen mountain peak on a rock massif of the same name. The remote location at around 820 meters above sea level on this rock massif between Günterstal and Kappel is now a popular excursion destination, with a great view of the Breisgau Bay and Günterstal. Almost nothing is known about the origins of the castle and its end. A written mention comes from the chronicle of Matthias von Neuchâtel from the 14th century, where it is already shown as a ruin. A district plan from the 18th century still shows considerable rubble. The first excavations took place in the 1920s, where finds from the 12th and 13th centuries were discovered. It is concluded that the castle was probably abandoned at the end of the 13th century. Possible residents include relatives of the Counts of Kyburg, a noble family whose main power was in what is now northern and eastern Switzerland. However, it is more likely that it is a coincidental similarity of names. Source: https://www.alemannische-seiten.de/deutschland/freiburg_burg-kybfelsen.php

Great view of the Black Forest

Famous and popular rock on the Kandel. Here you can often see climbers from young to old on the rocks. At the top of the rock you have a beautiful view towards the Rhine Valley.