Goetheturm

From the wooden observation tower in the Sachsenhausen city forest, you have a sweeping view over the Frankfurt skyline into the Rhine-Main region from a height of 43 metres.

After climbing 196 steps, you will be rewarded with a magnificent panoramic view. From the platform of the 43-metre-high Goetheturm, which rises in the Sachsenhausen city forest, you can see the striking Frankfurt skyline to the Taunus peaks in the north, the Spessart in the east and the Odenwald in the south.
The wooden observation tower is already the third at this location. The first, 22-metre-high structure was built in 1867, while its successor from 1931, which was almost twice as high, was destroyed by arson in 2017. The current wooden structure has been standing since 2020 – like its square-plan predecessor – above which a clockwise staircase spirals upwards.
Once you have climbed the 196 steps up and down, you can linger for a while at the foot of the tower. Here you will find the three-hectare Goetheturm forest play park with a maze and a garden restaurant where you can stop for a bite to eat.