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Danube Sinkhole – Danube Sinkhole loop from Höwenegg

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Danube Sinkhole – Danube Sinkhole loop from Höwenegg

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Danube Sinkhole – Danube Sinkhole loop from Höwenegg

02:45

9.79km

180m

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 6, 2026

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Naturpark Obere Donau

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5.80 km

Danube Sinkhole

Highlight • Natural Monument

At the seepage points there are large display boards where everything is explained in detail.

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6.09 km

Danube Sinkhole (Donauversickerung)

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

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6.17 km

Danube Sinkhole (Donauversinkung)

Highlight • Natural Monument

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

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6.48 km

Fallen Tree Over the Danube

Highlight • Natural

Dare, if you fall, you will get wet

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6.54 km

Danube Sinkhole

Highlight • Natural

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

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6.73 km

Snack bar, cyclist campsite, and playground with a boat in the Naturpark Obere Donau

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One overnight stay is allowed at the cycling campground.

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8.01 km

Forest Path Toward Höwenegg Crater

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Beautiful forest path towards the volcanic crater Höwenegg

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9.72 km

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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9.79 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.03 km

2.63 km

113 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.11 km

3.22 km

2.08 km

312 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (760 m)

Lowest point (660 m)

Weather

Monday 17 August

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Comments

September 12, 2023,Donauversickerung – Höweneggkratersee

Great tour! Beautiful forest paths and very beautiful crater lake. It's impressive how the Danube disappears!

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June 18, 2023,Immendingen - Donauversinkung – Höwenegg Kratersee

Great natural phenomena - Donauverinkung and Höwenegg crater lake

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May 19, 2023,Donauversickerung

Interesting is the one picture in which the Danube can be seen above and flows to the right. Below is a tributary that originates downstream from the Danube and flows to the left. You can see the underwater vegetation. After a few meters the uphill water has also disappeared.

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February 26, 2023,Donauwelle: Donauversickerung und Höwenegg

The tour scores with two great highlights: the Danube including the beautiful path on its bank and the crater of the Höwenegg. The connecting paths are mostly forest paths and do not have many special features. A few detours also seem to have been built in to lengthen the route, such as just before Hattingen station. However, there is of …

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November 30, 2024,Höwenegg Vulkankrater🥰 Donauversickerung 🤷🏼‍♀️

Höwenegg volcanic crater 🏔 a must once a year 🥰

I love 😍 this place and this little abandoned house 🤗 and of course the path along the Danube sinkhole 🌊

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June 8, 2023,Donauversickerung – Höweneggkratersee Runde von Immendingen

The hike is ok, but there are almost no places to rest or benches. There is nothing at the lake and a lounger at the edge of the forest cannot be reached due to fallen trees. There is also a nice barbecue area, but again without a table or benches. There is still work to be done.

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August 20, 2023,Donauversickerung – Höweneggkratersee Runde von Immendingen

Very nice tour to a spectacular volcanic crater and to the Danube seepage. The water just disappears and you can walk in the dry riverbed.

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May 28, 2024,Donauwelle - Donauversickerung

We are on our bikes again from Triberg in the Black Forest to Regensburg. Our motto is cycling and hiking.

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Danube Sinkhole – Danube Sinkhole loop from Höwenegg

Danube Sinkhole

Danube Sinkhole (Donauversickerung)

Danube Sinkhole (Donauversinkung)

Fallen Tree Over the Danube

Danube Sinkhole

Snack bar, cyclist campsite, and playground with a boat in the Naturpark Obere Donau

Forest Path Toward Höwenegg Crater

Höwenegg trailhead parking

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