Bernhartshöhe, Summit in Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany

Bernhartshöhe is an artificial hill of 549 m in Stuttgart-Vaihingen, the highest point in the city, built up in the 1970s from rubble from S-Bahn and Stadtbahn tunnel work, including the Hasenberg Tunnel. Its summit is a small meadow in woods with almost no view, and it lies directly beside the Autobahnkreuz Stuttgart where the A 8 and A 81 motorways meet.

The Bernhartshöhe is not a natural hill: it was piled up in the 1970s from spoil and rubble dug out during tunnel work for Stuttgart's rail network, including the S-Bahn main line with the Hasenberg Tunnel and Stadtbahn routes. The resulting mound, next to the Autobahnkreuz Stuttgart where the A 8 and A 81 meet, reaches 549.3 m and is Stuttgart's highest point.

The name Bernhartshöhe means "Bernhart's heights". The 549.3 m summit is a small meadow in woods with almost no view, so visitors come for the wooded ridge rather than a panorama. It lies directly beside the Autobahnkreuz Stuttgart, where the A 8 and A 81 motorways meet.

Several hiking trails lead up to the hilltop and are easy to access from different directions. Keep in mind that the A8 and A81 motorways run nearby, so the area can be noisy at times.

The summit is a small meadow in woods with almost no view, so the height itself is the point: at 549.3 m it is Stuttgart's highest elevation. It was heaped up in the 1970s from spoil dug out for S-Bahn and Stadtbahn tunnels, including the Hasenberg Tunnel.