The Schauinsland monitoring station is located approx. 17 km east of Freiburg close to the Schauinsland summit station (parking bay on the L 124) and is not permanently staffed. For information on how to visit the monitoring station please phone +49 (0)3018/333-6789.
Monitoring Station of the Federal Office for Radiation Protection
Schauinslandweg 7
79254 Oberried/ Hofsgrund
Phone: 07602/232
Fax: 07602/635
Arriving by public transport
Arriving by train:
Take any tram from Freiburg main station in the direction of the city centre and alight at Bertholdsbrunnen. Change there to tram no. 4 in the direction of Günterstal. Alight at the Günterstal tram stop to catch the bus in the direction of Horben. Alight at the valley station of the Schauinsland cable car and take the cable car up the Schauinsland to the summit station. From there a 100 m access road leads down to a carpark. At the carpark a tarmac path in the direction of "Rappenecker Hütte" leads to the measuring station 1.5 kilometres away. The measuring station is a long timber-clad building with a large measuring area out front.
The route from the centre of Freiburg to Schauinsland 17 km away is well signposted.
A path leads from the first carpark on the Schauinsland to the measuring station 1.5 km away. This path is however closed to public traffic, a barrier occasionally bars vehicle access. Travel time with the car from the centre of Freiburg to the Schauinsland is approximately 40 minutes.
Arriving by public transport
Arriving by car