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Ortenaukreis

Hornberg

Hornberg Castle and its Tower – Karlstein loop from Hornberg

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Freiburg District

Ortenaukreis

Hornberg

Hornberg Castle and its Tower – Karlstein loop from Hornberg

Moderate

4.6

(66)

240

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Hornberg Castle and its Tower – Karlstein loop from Hornberg

04:59

14.4km

740m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 22, 2026

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Naturpark Schwarzwald Mitte/Nord

Naturpark Südschwarzwald

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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81 m

View of Hornberg Castle

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Nice viewing platform right at the train station.

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681 m

View of Hornberg

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Beautiful view of Hornberg.

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878 m

Hornberg Castle and its Tower

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Around 1100 the first Hornberg Castle was built on the lower castle rock, a hundred years later the Lords of Hornberg moved their headquarters to the Schlossberg. Hornberg and its …

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1.81 km

Vogelsquelle

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The fountain with the hiking trail is dedicated to Mayor Vogel.

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3.72 km

Viewpoint

8.42 km

Formation of granite rocks with a viewpoint on top. Until 1805, the Karlstein marked a quadrilateral area where the states of Baden and Württemberg as well as the Fürstenbergische and Vorderösterreichischen possessions met each other.

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8.96 km

Hotel Schöne Aussicht

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Beautifully located hotel with restaurant.
Absolutely quiet location right at the top of the mountain, at almost 1000 meters altitude.
With a completely new and huge wellness area.
Clean and …

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13.3 km

Decorative fountain near the open-air stage

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good resting place after the hike is done

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13.5 km

Hornberg Open-Air Theatre

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More information under the following link:
freilichtbuehne-hornberg.de

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14.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.62 km

5.68 km

878 m

686 m

423 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.87 km

3.35 km

3.18 km

1.00 km

721 m

157 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (950 m)

Lowest point (360 m)

Weather

Saturday 25 July

27°C

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Comments

March 30, 2025,Schloss Hornberg – Karlstein Runde von Hornberg

Hello everyone,

The time change is bothering us again and messing up our rhythm. Mandy was able to approve the tour for today, and then we set off again. A small, manageable circular tour with a few meters of elevation gain 🤭.

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June 14, 2022,Hornberg - Matinseck und Karlsstein, aber ohne Schloss / Burg 🥵

Actually mega beautiful. The area around Hornberg is really worth it...
But tough, alpine climb. Felt 4 hours, but actually 2 - 2.5 hours.
Met great people at the Karlsstein, all of whom walk the Westweg from Hausern to Basel. Super nice conversations... That and the mega views made up for the ascent...
But in the end there was no …

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November 26, 2022,Burg Hornberg - Karlstein - Huberfelsen⭐️⭐️⭐️

Start is today in Hornberg on the free parking lot under the viaduct. Passing the church and the town hall, a narrow path climbs steeply and after a detour through the Hundsgraben - a wooden bridge and a passage through high rocks - you reach Hornberg Castle. The Powder Tower and Keep are open during the day, the views are …

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May 17, 2025,von Hornberg über Schloss Ziegelstein und Karlstein

Yes, the start was very promising. Hornberg Castle and the first climb along great paths to just beyond the Ziegelkopf. It's quite steep in places, though, but you have to climb the 600 meters somehow 😅. Then the path became wide and boring. I like that from time to time, especially when you're in a group and want to walk …

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May 17, 2025,Von Hornberg über Schloss Ziegelstein und Karlstein

Today we started at the parking lot in front of Hornberg Castle. First, we climbed the castle ruins. There, we had a fantastic view and were given a detailed explanation of the Hornberg Shooting. The climb to Ziegelstein via Uhustein was very beautiful and promising. After that, it became a bit boring due to the many gravel paths. Karlstein was …

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September 4, 2022,Oberprechtal - Karlstein - Schloß Hornberg

Today was a very varied and beautiful tour.
Very nice paths, beautifully mossy and soft, sometimes rooty and rocky, then again very nice wide paths that alternated with the paths again and again.
The first ascent was on a piece of western path to Karlstein, where I had the first good view with a view of Rohrhardsberg. Then the descent …

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Hornberg Castle and its Tower – Karlstein loop from Hornberg

View of Hornberg Castle

View of Hornberg

Hornberg Castle and its Tower

Vogelsquelle

Karlstein

Hotel Schöne Aussicht

Decorative fountain near the open-air stage

Hornberg Open-Air Theatre

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