Mountain

Seebach - Die Hornisgrinde

Ruhesteinstr. 21, 77889 Seebach

At 1164 metres above sea level, the Hornisgrinde in south-west Germany is the highest mountain in the northern Black Forest. It nestles like an oversized loaf of bread on the eastern edge of the Rhine plain. On a clear day, the tower of Strasbourg Cathedral can be seen.

The name is probably derived from the Latin mons grinto, which means swampy head (mons, montis (lat): the mountain) and refers to the high moor .

At the southern end, above Lake Mummelsee, stands the 23 metre high Hornisgrind Tower. It was built in 1910 on the initiative of the Baden Black Forest Association. Nearby red sandstone was used as the building material. Together with Lake Mummelsee, the tower was one of the region's most popular excursion destinations at the time.

The raised bog is located directly north of the tower. It was created after the forest was cleared and subsequently used as pastureland from the 15th century onwards. Further north is the highest point of the Hornisgrinde at 1,164 metres above sea level. This is followed to the north by a wind turbine, which was particularly suitable here due to the high average speed of the winds.

The Westweg trail runs along the ridge and the Schwarzwaldhochstraße (B 500) along the western side.