Höwenegg Crater Lake – Höwenegg Crater Lake loop from Schopfeln-Rehletal

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Höwenegg Crater Lake – Höwenegg Crater Lake loop from Schopfeln-Rehletal

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Höwenegg Crater Lake – Höwenegg Crater Lake loop from Schopfeln-Rehletal

02:11

7.58km

190m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Obere Donau

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.44 km

Höwenegg Loop Trail

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Turn-off at the Höwenegg circular trail into the nature reserve to the Höwenegg volcanic crater.

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4.01 km

Höwenegg Crater Lake

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The Höwenegg crater is not one of the dolines typical of the Swabian Alb, but a real volcanic crater. Geologically, it belongs to the Hegau volcanic region. Basalt mining has …

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4.69 km

Höwenegg Crater Lake

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Also called the "Blue Eye" of the Hegau.
Unlike other volcanic relics and maars in the Swabian Alb, the "Höwenegg" is part of the Hegau volcanism. The main crater is …

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5.11 km

View over the Hegau

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Very nice place with a great view over the Hegau and on a clear day as far as the Alps.

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5.36 km

Forest trail in the Höwenegg Nature Reserve

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Beautiful, natural forest path in the Höwenegg nature reserve.

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5.53 km

Höwenegg Forest Nature Trail

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Small forest nature trail from ForstBW with information boards about the trees seen here.

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6.27 km

Chapel at Dachsmühle

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Small publicly accessible chapel at the former mill - now a farm.

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7.58 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.06 km

1.47 km

859 m

195 m

Surfaces

2.81 km

2.64 km

1.16 km

403 m

374 m

202 m

Elevation

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Highest point (790 m)

Lowest point (670 m)

Weather

Monday 19 October

17°C

6°C

11 %

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Comments

September 27, 2022,Höweneggkratersee Runde

If it's dry, it's worth doing a round directly at the volcano crater in addition to the large-scale circumnavigation!

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November 21, 2022,Höwenegg Vulkankrater 🥰 ab Wander🚙🚗

A place I can return to again and again without seeing enough 🤗😍 soothing and beautiful 🥰

PS: In picture 20 you can probably see those who cut through the barbed wire fence 🙈
Standing on the edge singing... fled when I ran towards her 🤷🏼‍♀️

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