Altenberg (Limpurg Hills)



The Altenberg is the highest summit in the Limpurg Hills in southwest Germany, reaching a height of and rising some 60 metres above the surrounding area. It lies east of Hohenberg, a village in the municipality of Sulzbach-Laufen, within the county of Schwäbisch Hall in the state of Baden-Württemberg.

Altenberg Tower
At the summit is the Altenberg Tower, a 38.3-metre-high observation tower. The tower was opened on 7 October 2007 and measures 36 metres from the ground to the observation platform. As a result, the fully covered viewing point is at a height of about 600 m.

Access

 * From the newly built visitor car park east of Hohenberg, a graveled path runs for a good 300 metres directly to the summit.
 * A much longer and higher, but less steep path runs from the farm of Altenberg about 500 metres south of Hohenberg.
 * In addition, various paths run from the east from the road between Hohenberg and Wegstetten as from the south from the Abtsklinge.