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Start: The tour begins at one of Freiburg’s central landmarks, the Bertoldsbrunnen.
(S) With the monument behind you, walk along ‘Kaiser-Joseph-Straße’ towards the Martinstor.
(1) You’ll pass through the Martinstor, one of the two remaining gate towers of Freiburg’s medieval city walls, and shortly afterwards turn left onto ‘Holzmarkt’. At the next junction, turn right onto ‘Luisenstraße’. Follow this until you reach ‘Dreisamstraße’ and cross it.
(2) You then cross the Dreisam via the Luisen-Steg footbridge. On the other side of the Dreisam, walk straight ahead along ‘Turnseestraße’ until you reach the junction with ‘Urachstraße’.
(3) Cross the junction and, on the other side, turn right until you reach the Klingstein. A sign provides information about the special features of this monolith. Continue on to “Günterstalstraße” and turn left there until you reach the “Holbeinstraße” bus stop.
(4) In the meadow next to the bus stop stands the Holbein Horse, a work by the sculptor Werner Gürtner (see also ‘Discoveries’ below).
To the right of the bus stop, a few steps lead up to ‘Schauinslandstraße’; go up these steps, cross the road and, on the other side, follow the path up into the woods.
At the first junction, turn sharply left, keep right at the next fork and turn sharply right at the next opportunity. You are now on the Kybfelsensteig, which climbs steadily towards Kybfelsen (follow the ‘blue diamond’ markings). You’ll cross several paths and then follow the blue diamond to the right.
(5) You’ll reach a junction. First, head left for a few metres to a viewpoint with a panoramic view over Freiburg. Then walk back and continue uphill along the Kybfelsensteig via a series of switchbacks.
(6) You’ll reach another signposted fork. Here, you can leave the Kybfelsensteig to the left and take the bypass over the Brombergkopf. If that seems too strenuous, simply carry on along the path (“Blue Diamond”) and you’ll arrive directly at (8)
(7) You walk up the narrow path to the Brombergkopf, which is 607 m above sea level, cross over it and walk back down the other side.
(8) You’ll reach the Kybfelsensteig again (end of the bypass via the Brombergkopf) and follow it to the left towards the Brombergsattel.
At the Brombergsattel, cross the forest track and continue straight ahead on the narrow path on the other side (“Blue Diamond”).
(9) You’ll reach another forest track at the Rehhagsattel. On your left is a mountain hut (Rehhaghütte) with a rest area and views. Walk past the hut and continue uphill along the narrow path on the right.
(10) You’ll reach the Kybfelsen (820 m a.s.l.), on which a spur castle stood until the 12th century. A few sparse remains are still visible. The view from the rock is particularly spectacular in autumn and winter, when the view is not obscured by leaves. You walk back down the other side of the Kybfelsen (sign: Kybfelsenabstieg) and reach a forest track.
(11) On your left is a hut (Sohlackerhütte) with a rest area. You’ll walk a short distance along the forest track and then turn right across the meadow up to the edge of the woodland. The path is clearly visible. You’ll continue to follow the ‘Blue Diamond’ sign towards Schauinsland.
(12) You’ll come to a forest track again. Opposite, you’ll see a large rock. Walk past it and, behind it, follow the path up to the left (unmarked).
Your path first crosses a forest track and, a few metres higher up, reaches a wider path, which you follow to the left. A few metres further on, your path branches sharply to the right.
(13) You’ll come to another slightly wider path and continue to the left towards Schauinsland. Then turn right and left again. You’re now on the old toboggan run and can once more use the ‘Blue Diamond’ as a guide.
(14) At the signpost for “Obere Rodelbahn”, turn right and then take the next left.
Just a few more metres of elevation gain and you’ll have reached the highest point of your walk: the 31-metre-high viewing tower on the Schauinsland (1,284 metres above sea level).
(15) Opposite the tower, in the right-hand corner of the meadow, your route continues towards the mountain station. After a few metres, you’ll come to a wide path, which you follow to the left. Stay on this path until you reach a playground (on your right), where a narrow path branches off to the right.
(E) Walk along this path and finish your hike at the viewing platform at the Schauinslandbahn mountain station.
You can now round off your walk in the restaurant at the top station and then glide comfortably down into the valley on Germany’s longest circular cable car. At the valley station in Horben, take bus number 21, change to tram number 2 in Günterstal, and you’ll return to your starting point, the Bertoldsbrunnen in Freiburg.
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