Freiburg im Breisgau · Oberried & Steinwasen

Rinken Hütte

Scenic mountain refuge located on the Notschrei Pass with traditional Black Forest architecture and home-cooked meals.

About Rinken Hütte

Scenic mountain refuge located on the Notschrei Pass with traditional Black Forest architecture and home-cooked meals. This working farm hut offers locally produced cheeses and fresh mountain air, accessible via well-marked hiking trails.

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Address

Rinkenstraße 7, 79856 Hinterzarten, Germany

Neighborhood

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Visit on Sundays when locals gather here after morning hikes; the Schwarzwaldforelle (Black Forest trout) is caught fresh from nearby streams.

Plan for about 2h 30m.

Rinken Hütte is in the Oberried & Steinwasen neighborhood of Freiburg im Breisgau. The address is Rinkenstraße 7, 79856 Hinterzarten, Germany. The area is well-served by metro.

This works well at any time of day, though mornings tend to be quieter. Weekdays are less crowded than weekends.

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Attraction

Sommerrodelbahn Schauinsland

The Sommerrodelbahn Schauinsland is Germany's longest alpine coaster at 2.9 kilometers, snaking down the mountainside from the Schauinslandbahn cable car summit. You'll rocket through hairpin turns and forested sections at speeds you control yourself, with panoramic views over the Black Forest and Rhine Valley between the trees. It's essentially a single-track roller coaster on rails where you brake and accelerate using a simple lever system in your individual sled. The experience starts with a scenic cable car ride to reach the coaster's launch point at 1,220 meters elevation. Once you're strapped into your toboggan-style cart, the track drops through dense forest with banked curves that feel genuinely thrilling when you let off the brakes. The ride takes about 8 minutes if you go full speed, but most people stretch it to 12 minutes to soak in the valley views. You'll hear plenty of delighted screaming from other riders echoing through the trees. Honestly, this beats most theme park coasters because the mountain setting is spectacular and the track length gives real value. Adults pay around 7 EUR per ride, kids 4 EUR, but the five-ride ticket brings it down to about 5.50 EUR each. Skip the overpriced snack bar at the top and bring water instead. The ride shuts down in light rain or high winds, so check weather before making the cable car journey up.

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Family

Steinwasen Park

Steinwasen Park is the family adventure and animal park in the forested hills outside Oberried, 25 minutes east of Freiburg on the B31 road. The park combines three things on 30 hectares of hillside: an adventure ride park (alpine slide, chair lift, rope courses, water rafting boats, climbing walls), an animal reserve (red deer, fallow deer, chamois, ibex, marmots, mountain goats, all viewable on marked trails), and the Hanging Bridge (a 218-metre suspension bridge over the valley that holds 500 people at a time and sways visibly when you cross). Adult admission EUR 34, kids (4-14) EUR 30, under 4 free, all rides and the bridge included. Open daily from late March to early November, 9:30 AM to 5 PM in peak season. The park restaurant (Waldhaus) serves a standard family lunch menu (Schnitzel, Wurstsalat, Pommes, EUR 10-16). For families based in Freiburg, the park is the natural full-day excursion for one of a 3-to-5-day trip.

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Attraction

Bikepark Schauinsland

Mountain bike trails and rental facility at the Schauinslandbahn summit with downhill tracks ranging from beginner flow trails to technical expert lines. Bikes rent from EUR 40 per day including protective gear, and a bike school offers half-day courses for beginners. The Schauinslandbahn carries bikes up, so you ride down only.

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Cultural Site

St. Gallus Kirche Oberried

Historic baroque parish church dating back to the 18th century, featuring ornate ceiling frescoes and a distinctive onion-domed tower. The church serves as the spiritual center of Oberried village and showcases fine examples of Black Forest religious architecture.

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