Hohenzollern Castle from Hechingen

Photo: Der Messer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

5.6km
Total Distance
348m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A 5.6 km walk with about 350 m of climbing from Hechingen through fields and forest up the cone of the Hohenzollern to Hohenzollern Castle at 855 m, the ancestral seat of the Prussian kings. The castle charges entry; the walk ends at the gate. Part of the way uses quiet roads.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Drinking water · 0.2km
  2. 2
    Viewpoint · 0.8km
  3. 3
    Viewpoint · 3.2km
Bus stop
Hechingen Schlossplatz · 101m from the start
Parking
45m from the start
Surface
paved 53%, gravel 42%
Marked route
Hohenzollernweg - Etappe 3, Main-Neckar-Rhein-Weg, Beuroner Jakobsweg (1)

Difficulty

2/5 · Easy