Romantic valleys, dark forests, sun-drenched plateaus and flower-strewn meadows lend the Black Forest hiking and holiday region a very special charm. West-, Mittel- and Ostweg, which lead over 200 km from the goldsmith town Pforzheim to Basel, Waldshut or Schaffhausen, are a beautiful example. The east-west connections such as the Kandelhöhenweg or the Schluchtensteig are also popular. Wine lovers set off on the Ortenau wine trail.
Maps and trails
The most beautiful long-distance hikes the Black Forest
Long-Distance Hiking
· The Black Forest
Westweg - Westvariante
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Multi-stage route
288.9 km
83:23 h
7,889 m
7,854 m
Der Westweg führt uns von Pforzheim nach Basel. Auf der hier beschriebenen West-Variante überqueren wir dabei den höchsten Berg aller deutschen Mittelgebirge, den Feldberg.
Long-Distance Hiking
· The Black Forest
Middle way
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
closed
223.4 km
55:50 h
4,844 m
4,783 m
The Mittelweg is a popular and scenic north-south long-distance hiking route through the Black Forest from Pforzheim to Waldshut-Tiengen on the Swiss border, which can be hiked in nine daily stages
Long-Distance Hiking
· The Black Forest
Black Forest East Trail
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Difficulty
difficult
245.5 km
60:00 h
5,064 m
4,918 m
The Black Forest East Trail from Pforzheim to Schaffhausen is a long-distance north-south hiking route of around 245 km through the Black Forest that can be completed in twelve daily stages.
Long-Distance Hiking
· Black Forest
Schluchtensteig Schwarzwald
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Multi-stage route
118.9 km
36:45 h
3,379 m
3,479 m
All the highlights in one tour, mountains and valleys
Long-Distance Hiking
· The Black Forest
Kandel Heights Trail
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Difficulty
difficult
112.4 km
35:10 h
3,214 m
3,123 m
The Kandelhöhenweg is a panoramic, 110 km long multi-day tour from Oberkirch über den Kandel to the lively university town of Freiburg im Breisgau. At 1241 m ü. NN, the Kandel is the highest mountain in the central Black Forest.
Long-Distance Hiking
· The Black Forest
Ortenauer Weinpfad
100.6 km
29:27 h
2,498 m
2,456 m
Zwischen Weinbergen thronen Burgen, Schlösser und Kapellen, kleine Winzerorte mit malerischen Fachwerkhäusern reihen sich wie Perlen aneinander, vor den Straußwirtschaften „hocken“ Einheimische und Gäste bei Wein und Vesper: Auf dem Ortenauer Weinpfad gehen körperliche Aktivität und genussvolles Entdecken eine treffliche Liaison ein.
Der 120 Kilometer lange Weinwanderweg beginnt in Gernsbach im Murgtal und führt über Baden-Baden durch die Weinberge am Westrand des Schwarzwaldes nach Gengenbach und Diersburg südlich von Offenburg.
Long-Distance Hiking
Baiersbronner Seensteig
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Multi-stage route
89.3 km
25:50 h
2,704 m
2,717 m
Certified quality trail with five daily stages between 12.4 km and 21 km in length
Total route length 91 km
Total length of Westweg route 87.7 km
Long-Distance Hiking
· The Black Forest
Schwarzwald-Jura-Bodensee-Weg
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
115.7 km
30:00 h
2,300 m
2,600 m
Der Fernwanderweg des Schwarzwaldvereins verbindet in fünf Etappen den Schwarzwald mit der Baar und dem Bodensee.
Long-Distance Hiking
· Black Forest
Albsteig Schwarzwald - Albbruck bis zum Feldberg-Pass
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Multi-stage route
Open
82.8 km
25:25 h
2,680 m
2,195 m
Auf 83 km führt die Wandertour durch das Tal der Alb entlang des munteren Flüsschens von Albbruck am Hochrhein bis zum Dach des Südschwarzwalds, zum Feldberg und zum Herzogenhorn.
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Westweg: stage 03 (Forbach - Unterstmatt) by Roman's
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Schwarzwald-Jura-Bodensee-Weg by Alexander
April 30, 2024
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Schwarzwald 3-Day Hike by Vanessa
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November 07, 2023
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