Best long trails in Biosphärengebiet Schwarzwald

Multifaceted, certified premium hiking trail in the southern Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg. This route is a Black Forest gourmet trail. In 2020 it was voted the most beautiful hiking trail in Germany. One reason for this are the unique all-round views that are offered from the top of the fourth highest mountain in the Black Forest, the Belchen. From the snow-covered Swiss Alps, the view sweeps over the Black Forest region and the surrounding Black Forest mountains, to the Rhine plain and...

Spectacular high Black Forest gourmet path, Baden-Württemberg This route is a certified premium hiking trail that leads to the impressive Menzenschwander waterfalls. This hike through the Black Forest leads through idyllic heathland, pastures and meadows, as well as some typical old Black Forest farms, whose cattle graze the landscape in a natural way (if you prick up your ears, you can hear the sound of goat bells wafting through the landscape). The route begins at the Mösle hiking car park...

Popular, scenic loop in the Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg. This popular hike leads directly around the Schluchsee, past the Amalienruhe with its great views and numerous small stretches of beach. When the weather is nice, it's a good idea to take a few short breaks and go swimming. The route leads along quiet, natural paths surrounded by native forests. Part of the route leads alongside a busy road. Highlights of the circular route: - Views over the Schluchsee - Black Forest panorama

Popular, panoramic loop in the Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg. This loop begins in Horben and leads to the local mountain of Freiburg im Breisgau, the Schauinsland. With its limitless views, this mountain lives up to its name. Characterized by a diverse landscape, with two beautiful ponds, a quarry and the particularly attractive Kerbacher Loch gorge with its picturesque stream, this area has a lot to offer. If you want to make the way easier, you can take the cable car from the starting...

Unique, exciting circular hike in the Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg. This beautiful loop offers incredible variety and fantastic views. Through the depths of the Black Forest up to the Feldberg, along bodies of water, waterfalls and idyllic bridges. There are refreshment stops at the start and end points. The route is particularly recommended in the summer months. Snow and ice can occur here, especially in winter, which requires a high degree of surefootedness. Under these conditions, the...

Panoramic loop in the Black Forest. The hike leads through a sunny meadow and pasture landscape and offers great panoramic views time and again. The start is at the parking lot very close to the "Hofgrund Sport Rees" bus stop. There are refreshment stops and information boards along the way. Highlights: - Schauinsland tower - beautiful views

Demanding, worthwhile hiking route through the Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg. This demanding route offers quite a bit of incline, but rewards you in between and at the end with fantastic views of the Black Forest. There are numerous places to stop off at the starting point in Freiburg. Parking spaces are available and it is possible to arrive by train (Freiburg-Wiehre stop). The route is very well maintained and well marked throughout. The steep climbs require a certain level of...

Natural waterfall loop in the Upper Black Forest, Baden- Württemberg. Start is at the Hebehof car park. The route leads anti-clockwise through the beautiful landscape of the Upper Black Forest and to one of the most famous mountains in Germany. There is a well-known weather station here on the Feldberg. Many beautiful views can be enjoyed from bridges and small footbridges in this nature reserve. There are also huts and places to stop for refreshments. The Fahler waterfalls then greet as a...

This route follows stage 10 of the Westweg, a long-distance trail from Pforzheim to Basel, beginning in Hinterzarten and ending at the Wiedener Eck. The path traverses the romantic Zartenbachtal before climbing an alpine trail past the Feldsee lake cliffs. Hikers cross the treeline to reach the 1,495-meter Feldberg summit, which rewards them with panoramic views stretching from the Voges mountains to the Alps. The trail then descends past the St. Wilhelmer Hütte, follows the Stübenwasen ridge...

Certified premium hiking trail in the southern Black Forest, Baden- Württemberg This route in the Southern Black Forest Nature Park is a certified premium hiking trail that lives up to its name. Starting at August-Euler-Platz or the Wiesenquelle parking lot in Feldberg (Passhöhe), which is subject to a fee, you will embark on a tour where water is a constant companion. Following the liquid "Wiese", numerous waterfalls are passed, including the 87 m high Todtnau waterfall. Good bus...