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Moosturm circular route

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  • View from the Moosturm
    View from the Moosturm
    Photo: Nadine Fund, Nationalparkregion Schwarzwald

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    Experience a breathtaking view from the Moosturm over the Central Black Forest all the way to the Vosges. The Moos is also the highest point of Durbach and is the boundary point of five different neighboring communities. You don't have to be an expert hiker for this route! The climb is definitely worth it!
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    Distance 10.3 km
    3:26 h
    473 m
    473 m
    871 m
    398 m

    The Moosturm circular route starts at the Moosdohlen parking lot. Walk about 200 m downhill and turn right into the Krebsenbach. Walk along the paved road until you reach a farm and pass the farm on the left, then continue uphill on the road. There you will find another farm; continue straight uphill. Now you will also reach a forest. At the next fork in the path (Krebsenbacher Höhe), keep right - straight ahead until you reach the next fork (Ofenloch).

    Now hike up the hill on the Kandelhöhenweg to the right and stay on this route. At the second next fork, go diagonally right uphill towards Michelsbrunnen. From here, follow the signs up to the Moosturm. From there you have a 360° panoramic view over the Central Black Forest all the way to the Vosges. In the pavilion, you can, among other things, leave your mark in the guestbook.

    Now go downhill to the Grimmelshausen monument. This was dedicated to the famous author Grimmelshausen from Rechen. In the middle of the 17th century, he wrote "Der Abentheuerliche Simplicissimus Teutsch". At the monument, go diagonally right on a wide gravel path towards Siedighalde and continue straight ahead. At the next fork, diagonally right towards Späneplatz. At Späneplatz, follow the sign to the left towards Moosdohlen.

    From this point, this wide gravel path only goes downhill until you reach your vehicle again.

    Author’s recommendation

    On weekends and during school holidays (Baden-Württemberg), the excursion restaurant "Kornebene" is open. It offers a large playground and catering. You can reach the Kornebene from the descent between Moosturm and Späneplatz. Follow the signs for this.
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    398 m
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    Moosdohlen
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    Public transport

    There is the option to take bus line 7142 from Offenburg via Durbach to the Durbach-Gebirg turning area. From there, however, it is still 2 km on foot.

    Parking

    Moosdohlen parking lot in Durbach-Gebirg

    Coordinates

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    48.460975, 8.073385
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    48°27'39.5"N 8°04'24.2"E
    UTM
    32U 431497 5367952
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    Author’s map recommendations

    Hiking map Achern - Renchtal/Hornisgrinde, scale 1:25,000 from the Black Forest Association in cooperation with the State Office for Geoinformation and Land Development.

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    moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    10.3 km
    Duration
    3:26 h
    Ascent
    473 m
    Descent
    473 m
    Highest point
    871 m
    Lowest point
    398 m
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