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To access this highly recommended route, you catch a bus to Schauinsland (using your Konuskarte). Look at the countryside!: 9.5km, 3.5hrs ascent 85m/descent 905m
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If you would prefer a full day on your feet, it is possible to walk both ways between Alpersbach and Hinterzarten, and to combine this with the circuit around Titisee.
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Return to Hinterzarten by train, then take a taxi (pay locally) for the final leg.įor a shorter day, choose to walk only between Alpersbach and Hinterzarten. Here, there are cafés and restaurants aplenty by the water’s edge, so pause for lunch or refreshments before following a lakeside trail into the forest and meadows above. Take a taxi (pay locally) to the attractive town of Hinterzarten (famous for ski jumping!), then continue by train (using your Konuskarte) to the popular resort of Titisee. Shorter option: 4.5km, 1.5hrs longer option: 18km, 7hrs Enjoy an enchanting path through the gorge itself before returning along the Löffeltal (‘Spoon Valley’) by a fast-flowing river as you pass a succession of small, water-driven sawmills (they are sparked up once a year on Mühlentag) and an old smithy where metal was once fashioned into spoons and forks. Ravenna Gorge: 10.5km, 4.5hrs ascent/descent 470mĭescend through a beautiful forest to reach the Ravenna Gorge and the viaduct that spans it (a target for Allied bombing raids during World War Two). You return by rail before a short walk back to your hotel.
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There are sandy coves from which to bathe, abundant birdlife and a nice mix of forested and lakeside trails – plus a good restaurant for lunch. Schluchsee: 13km, 4.5hrs ascent/descent 140mĪlternatively, you could catch the train to Schluchsee (free with your guest card) to make a circuit of this beautiful lake, one of the cleanest in Germany. Our second option follows the ‘shepherd boys’ trail’ through rolling pasture, traversing both sides of this picturesque valley. Shepherd Boys' Trail: 14km, 5.5hrs ascent/descent 385m You descend by cable car (pay locally) for great views over Feldsee which you then circumnavigate before returning via the Raimartihof, which offers traditional food, very popular with locals. The route then takes you via Zweiseenblick (‘two lake view’), offering vistas over Schluchsee and Titisee, to then ascend Feldberg – the highest peak in the Black Forest – as far as the Bismarck monument. This challenging (but highly recommended) option begins with a train ride to Bärental – free with your travel guest card (Konuskarte). Feldberg & Feldsee: 19.5km, 7.5hrs ascent/descent 785m