The Mehliskopf is a mountain, , on the

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of the Northern

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. It lies above the

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, between

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(junction to Herrenwies and the Schwarzenbach Dam) and Hundseck (junction to

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-Hundsbach). On the north flank of the mountain there is ski piste with lifts and an all-year-round bobsleigh run. Nearby is a

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and an

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. There is another piste on the southwestern side of the mountain. Its

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is on the Black Forest High Road near Hundseck. On the western edge of the summit plateau stands the Mehliskopf Tower (''Mehliskopfturm''). This 11-metre-high

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was built in 1880 by the

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and has been renovated several times since. It has a stone plinth with a wooden, covered, observation platform.''Mehliskopfturm''
auf ''Mein Urlaub in Deutschland''

References

{{reflist One-thousanders of Germany Ski areas and resorts in Germany Mountains and hills of the Black Forest Mountains and hills of Baden-Württemberg Rastatt (district)