Roßkopf

Roßkopf is a mountain of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.The 737 m high Rosskopf is a mountain in the Black Forest in the northeast of Freiburg and the southeast of Gundelfingen. It is on the edge of the territory of the city between the Glotter valley and the Dreisam valley. On the Roßkopf the borders of Gundelfingen, Freiburg and the formerly independent municipality Ebnet meet. Several border stones in the forest give evidence of the development of the municipal boundaries.TrailsThe section of the Kandel trail from Sankt Peter, Baden-Württemberg to Freiburg crosses the mountain. The Rosskopf is a mountain for mountain bikers (part of the mountain bike trail ) and easy to reach from Freiburg and the surrounding villages. Only some of the trails have been released for cyclists and parts of the forest on the Roßkopf are under special protection as protected forest. Below the tower on the Roßkopf is the starting point for an approximately two miles long downhill trail that starts on the Rosskopf and leads to the youth hostel of Freiburg.MartinsfelsenTo the north of the summit of the Roßkopf lies the Martinsfelsen, a rock at an altitude of 686 m, which offers a view of the Northern Breisgau.RoßkopfturmAt its summit and next to a small hut is the Roßkopf tower, a 115 ft high observation tower of steel frame structure which was built in 1889 and offers a panoramic view of Freiburg, the Kaiserstuhl mountain range and the surrounding mountains.