Hardberg (Black Forest)
| Hardberg | ||
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 The Hardenberg and the Rhine Valley from Castle Hohenbaden seen from |
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| height | 374.7 m above sea level NHN | |
| location | Baden-Wuerttemberg , Germany | |
| Mountains | Black Forest | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 46 '58 " N , 8 ° 13' 48" E | |
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The Hardberg is 374.7 m above sea level. NHN high mountain on the western edge of the northern Black Forest on the district of the city of Baden-Baden . It is well developed via hiking trails. The Hardberg is completely forested . The forest was severely damaged by Hurricane Lothar in December 1999.
Surroundings
On the north-western slope of the Hardberg, facing the Upper Rhine Plain, is the district of Balg with the city clinic . A little above the clinic is an old quarry , now a protected natural monument . The 25 m high and 100 m wide wall made of red sandstone slopes down to the west towards the Rhine plain. There is a hard court on the bottom of the quarry . On the south-western slope of the Hardberg, the Untere Aussichtsweg runs to the Weststadt, the Hardbergbad and the youth hostel. The Obere Aussichtsweg leads above the Hardbergbad to the New Castle . On the east side, between Hardberg and Battert, is Kellersbild , a popular destination for hikers.