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Baden-Württemberg

Freiburg District

Kybfelsen Viewpoint – View from Kybfelsen loop from Arboretum

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Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

Baden-Württemberg

Freiburg District

Kybfelsen Viewpoint – View from Kybfelsen loop from Arboretum

Moderate

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(127)

522

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Kybfelsen Viewpoint – View from Kybfelsen loop from Arboretum

02:58

8.09km

460m

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

Last updated: April 24, 2026

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Naturpark Südschwarzwald

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2.38 km

View of Freiburg from Naturpark Südschwarzwald

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3.45 km

Forest Trail to Kybfelsen

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It's steadily uphill and there is a lot to discover.

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4.16 km

On the 810 meter high rock there was a castle in the twelfth century, but there is almost nothing left of it. Thanks to the view, a stop on the foothills of the Schauinsland is still worthwhile. In good weather you have a great view of Freiburg and Günterstal.

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4.24 km

View from Kybfelsen

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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: alemannische-seiten.de/deutschland/freiburg_burg-kybfelsen.php

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