Hochfirst Tower, Observation tower in Titisee-Neustadt, Germany.
Hochfirst Tower is a 25-meter-high lattice structure standing on Hochfirst mountain with views across the Titisee-Neustadt valley and toward the distant Swiss Alps. The tower features multiple observation decks that allow visitors to look out in all directions across the landscape.
The Schwarzwaldverein Neustadt initiated the tower, and the Benrath firm H. August Flender built it in 1890 as a steel lattice structure. It stands on a natural stone base left from an 1888 wooden tower destroyed by a storm that same year. It has been a listed monument since 1989.
The tower is a destination on the Schwarzwaldverein's signposted trails: paths lead up from Saig, Titisee and Neustadt, and the Berggasthaus Hochfirst stands close by. The steel structure was erected in 1890 on the initiative of the Schwarzwaldverein Neustadt, built by the Benrath firm H. August Flender.
The tower stands on the 1,196.9 m Hochfirst summit, about 1 km north of Saig and 2.5 km from Titisee and Neustadt. Hiking trails lead up from all three places, and a paved road reaches the summit from Neustadt. The tower was closed to visitors as of August 2026, so check access before setting out.
The tower's steel lattice was made by H. August Flender of Benrath, and it stands on a natural stone base left from an 1888 wooden tower destroyed by a storm in 1890. Its double spiral staircase is clad in corrugated sheet metal, with separate up and down flights.
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