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Freiburg Beergarden Hike

Walking
1 Stop
4h
10km
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Tour Overview

We pack all the beergardens in the Freiburg area into one fun hike. We take you hiking into the forest and along the river in pursuit of our beergardens - some are not found on the tourist radar. This can be an all-day hike, or you can drop out and short-cut at any point - because you might end up having too much fun, or find your Zen and stay a while, somewhere along the way.

Trail Info

  • Regular trail length: 10 km / 6.2 miles (pass by 5 beergarden), estimated time needed without stops: 3.5 hours
  • Shorter trail: 5 km / 3.1 miles (pass by 4 beergarden)

Good to know. If you are interested in stopping at some of the restaurants/beergardens, make sure to visit their websites prior to your hike to make sure they are open when you pass by. Some places open later on during the day (check opening hours before your hike), so a late start might be better.

When to go. This hike is recommended in late spring and summer when the outdoor seating at restaurants is open

Opening Hours.

  • Biergarden 1: daily (weather permitting)
  • Biergarden 2: daily, 11.30 AM-3 PM and 5.30 PM-11 PM
  • Biergardem 3: daily (weather permitting), Monday- Friday 5 PM - midnight, Saturday 2 PM - midnight Sunday & Public Holiday - 11 AM - midnight
  • Biergarden 4: daily (weather permitting), indoor seating available anytime in the restaurant starting 11 AM
  • Biergarden 5 (covered in the 10 km hike only): daily, 12 PM - 8 PM

Color Index - Map Markers

  • orange: signposts
  • blue: sights & vista points
  • dark green: beergaden, shops, cafes, restaurants

Starting your hike. Once you downloaded the tour click on 'Start Tour'. On the next screen you will see a hiking map and three small dots in the top right corner of the map. Click on the dots and read through 'how the App works'. Then return to the map. You are ready to go!

Stops

  1. Schwabentor Towngate

  2. Stop 1: Signpost - Schwabentor

  3. Stop 2: Signpost - Greiffenegg Schlössle

  4. Stop 4: Signpost - Burggraben Süd

  5. Stop 5: Signpost - Kl Kanonenplatz Treppe

  6. Signpost - Kanonenplatz 345m

  7. Lounge Chair - Kanonenplatz

  8. Beergarden Kastaniengarten

  9. Lounge Chair - Ludwigshöhe

  10. Signpost - Ludwigshöhe

  11. Sightseeing Tower - Schlossbergturm

  12. Gasthaus zum Stahl

  13. Ganter Biergarten

  14. Feierling Biergarten

  15. St Ottilien Beergarden

  16. Stop 10: Signpost - Sieben Linden

  17. Stop 6: Signpost - Beim Silberbrunnen

  18. Signpost - Silberbrunnen

  19. Stop 7: Signpost - Bei der Roten Hütte

  20. Stop 9: Signpost Rote Hütte

  21. Stop 8: Signpost - no name

  22. Ludwigshöhe

  23. Restaurant Greiffenegg Schlössle

  24. Red Cabin

  25. Cross @ Hirzberg

  26. Water Fountain @ Schlossberg Mountain

  27. Stop 11: Signpost - Abgang Sternschanze

  28. Stop 12: Signpost - St Ottilien

  29. Signpost - Am Hirzberg

  30. Signpost - Schlossbergturm

  31. Signpost - Kleiner Kanonenplatz

  32. Stop 3: Signpost - Kanonenplatz

  33. Viewpoint Kanonenplatz

  34. Beergarden Kaiser

  35. Cafe Extrablatt

  36. How the App works - Hiking Tour

  37. Loungechair Circle

  38. Stair to Sightseeing Tower

  39. Viewpoint Schwabentor

  40. Viewpoint Cathedral

  41. Stop 16: Signpost - Camping Hirzberg

  42. Stop 14: Signpost - Ottiliensteg

  43. Stop 13: Signpost - Spielplatz Ochsengespann

  44. Stop 15: Signpost - Max Müller Steg

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