Bossler

Bossler
	The Boßler seen from the west ( Weilheim an der Teck )
height	799.9 m above sea level NHN
location	Baden-Wuerttemberg , Germany
Mountains	Swabian Alb
Coordinates	48 ° 36 '29 " N , 9 ° 35' 44" E Coordinates: 48 ° 36 '29 " N , 9 ° 35' 44" E
rock	White Jura

The Boßler in winter, in the foreground the Autobahn 8

Memorial stone and Boßler cross at the lookout point

The Boßler is 799.9 m above sea level. NHN high mountain in the Swabian Alb . The distinctive summit on the Albtrauf lies within the municipality of Gruibingen in the district of Göppingen .

Recreational goals

On the Boßler, at an altitude of 785 m, there is a managed house belonging to the Naturfreunde -Ortsgruppe Göppingen, the Boßlerhaus , which is a popular hiking destination alongside the Gruibinger Wiesle .

500 m west of the Naturfreundehaus, the Boßler offers a remarkable vantage point on the Albtrauf at a height of 794.7 m above sea level. NHN . The Schwäbische-Alb-Nordrand-Weg (HW 1) and the Schwäbische-Alb-Oberschwaben-Weg (HW 7) lead over this point. Even with moderate visibility, the view extends far to the west.

Traffic routes

The federal highway 8 passes the Boßler north between the junction Aichelberg and the service area Gruibingen.

The planned new railway line Wendlingen – Ulm is to pass through the mountain in the approximately 8.7 km long Boßler tunnel .

Airplane accidents

There have been frequent tragic air accidents at the Bossler. In most cases, the planes collided with the unexpectedly high mountain in poor visibility (which is not a "plane crash", but CFIT ):

In the war years 1940 and 1945: a German Ju 88 and another military machine