Mount Merkur & Merkur Funicular
Merkur & Merkurbergbahn
Ride one of Germany's longest and steepest cable cars up 668-metre Mount Merkur for views over Baden-Baden and the Black Forest.
The Merkur Funicular opened in 1913. It runs about 1.2 kilometres with a maximum gradient of 54% and reaches the summit in about 5 minutes. At the top are a lookout tower, a restaurant and a hang-gliding launch site. On clear days you can see the Rhine plain and, across the river, Alsace. Several hiking trails lead down from the summit to the Old Town or to the Battert rocks. A return ticket costs about €6. To reach the lower station, take bus 204 or 205 from the city centre.
Opening hours
Cable car approx. 10:00–22:00
Nearby sights
- Brahms House
- Battert Rocks
- Lichtenthal Abbey
- Caracalla Spa
- Fabergé Museum
- Roman Bath Ruins
- Russian Orthodox Church
- Hohenbaden Old Castle