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Baden-Württemberg
Tuttlingen
Immendingen

Höwenegg Crater Lake – Höwenegg Crater Lake loop from Höwenegg

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Germany
Baden-Württemberg
Tuttlingen
Immendingen

Höwenegg Crater Lake – Höwenegg Crater Lake loop from Höwenegg

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4.7

(103)

388

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Höwenegg Crater Lake – Höwenegg Crater Lake loop from Höwenegg

01:53

6.63km

150m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

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Naturpark Obere Donau

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73 m

Höwenegg trailhead parking

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Small hiking car park "Höwenegg" as a good starting point for hikes in the surrounding area.

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1.24 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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1.92 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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2.22 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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2.92 km

Höwenegg Loop Trail

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Turn-off at the Höwenegg circular trail into the nature reserve to the Höwenegg volcanic crater.

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5.34 km

Chapel at Dachsmühle

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

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5.84 km

Mauenheimer Weg Grill Area

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With a beautiful view over the Hegau to the Alps - about 100m away at the edge of the forest there is also a panoramic sun bench.

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5.85 km

Barbecue area at the Danube Sinkhole

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The Donauverinkung is an incomplete subterranean river tapping of the Upper Danube.

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6.63 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.50 km

766 m

310 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.03 km

1.27 km

1.02 km

309 m

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Highest point (790 m)

Lowest point (680 m)

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Tuesday 12 May

13°C

1°C

31 %

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