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Mannheim's Highest Point – Kühbrunnen (Cattle Well) loop from Hirschacker und Dossenwald

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Mannheim's Highest Point – Kühbrunnen (Cattle Well) loop from Hirschacker und Dossenwald

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Mannheim's Highest Point – Kühbrunnen (Cattle Well) loop from Hirschacker und Dossenwald

03:03

12.1km

10m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

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868 m

Highest Natural Point of Mannheim

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highest natural elevation of Mannheim. With summit cross - including summit book ;-)

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987 m

Mannheim's Highest Point

Highlight • Summit

Can get a bit confusing with all the paths but the views are amazing

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1.58 km

Forest-edge shelter, Dossenwald

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Nice to rest with a great view.

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1.89 km

Kühbrunnen (Cattle Well)

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Historic fountain which was restored in the 60s.

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2.37 km

Sand dunes in Dossenwald, Hirschacker und Dossenwald Nature Reserve

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Sparsely overgrown sand dunes in the middle of the Dossenwald.

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8.58 km

View of the Forest

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Green view

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9.77 km

Playground Near Wild Animal Enclosures

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Small playground with hut - from here it is not far to the game reserves.

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11.6 km

Shelter on Edinger Riedweg, Dossenwald, Mannheim

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Small refuge on Edinger Riedweg.

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12.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.26 km

5.11 km

542 m

130 m

103 m

Surfaces

6.08 km

3.55 km

1.45 km

946 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 24 August

21°C

15°C

70 %

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Comments

September 18, 2021,Mannheim - natürlich ganz oben!

The Hirschacker and Dossenwald nature reserve is located south-east of Mannheim, sandwiched between motorways, roads and rails. This beautiful little forest / dune / heathland landscape is an important local recreation area in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region. Crossed by a dense network of trails, it offers marked running and hiking trails and, due to its topography, is also popular with …

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September 3, 2024,I ❤️ Dossenwald - Sommersonnenfeierabendrunde

The weather is so wonderful and summer has to be celebrated if it's trying so hard! So in the late afternoon I swap the aqua course for Tschoggingtschuh and make a stop on the Rheinau on the bike path home from Mannheim, where my after-work party is already waiting for me.

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April 12, 2026,Dossenwald to go - wenns mal schnell gehen soll, Dossenwald geht immer

Actually, I wanted to go climbing today! Due to the strong wind, it had been hopefully postponed from Friday to today. And then today, unfortunately, it was "whiny climbing weather." Before one risks losing fingers or other valuable limbs in the local quarry due to the cold, bailing and concentrating on indoor sports was on the morning agenda.

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Mannheim's Highest Point – Kühbrunnen (Cattle Well) loop from Hirschacker und Dossenwald

Highest Natural Point of Mannheim

Mannheim's Highest Point

Forest-edge shelter, Dossenwald

Kühbrunnen (Cattle Well)

Sand dunes in Dossenwald, Hirschacker und Dossenwald Nature Reserve

View of the Forest

Playground Near Wild Animal Enclosures

Shelter on Edinger Riedweg, Dossenwald, Mannheim

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