Long-distance hikes in Wolfach

The Northern and Central Black Forest from a different perspective. Across the Nature Park to the National Park. Beyond the Kinzig Valley to Hornberg.

The hike leads through a beautiful landscape with partly steep ascents and descents around the Wolftal, with magnificent panoramic views on the plateaus.

Hansjakob-Weg I leads to the heights in the area of the Kinzig and its tributaries. Information boards at prominent locations along the paths introduce the life and work of the popular writer Heinrich Hansjakob and tell about the land and people of the traversed landscape.

Deep into the center of the Black Forest. Up to the exposed pointed rock projecting into the Kinzig valley, the Westweg follows the narrow ridge between the Wolftal and the Einbachtal, which comes down from the Brandenkopf. A small route extension is made to the 945 m high Brandenkopf. On the summit, a hikers' hostel with a lookout tower of the Black Forest Club.

This eventful circular walk through the beautiful Black Forest takes us on the trail of the folk poet Heinrich Hansjakob. In five day-long stages we cross many a valley, hike along bubbling brooks and see several castles, old farmhouses and historic towns.

The Westweg leads from Pforzheim to Basel. On this section from Pforzheim to Hausach, you will pass through the unique landscape of the Northern Black Forest.

Stage 6 ventures deep into the centre of the Black Forest. The trail follows the narrow ridge between Wolftal and Einbachtal, which descends from Brandenkopf, until it reaches the exposed Spitzfelsen rock, which protrudes into Kinzigtal. The 945 metre high Brandenkopf with its high viewing tower is well worth a diversion, especially as the Black Forest Association's catered hiking lodge is located on its summit.

Route data for my 6-day hike on the Westweg in April 2023. The route follows the Westweg from Wilhelmshöhe to Pforzheim.

Hiking from Amsterdam to the Balkans. Germany stage 25 Schwarzwald

The Westweg is a classic long-distance hiking trail in southern Germany. It leads south from Pforzheim mostly along the ridges of the Black Forest. Magnificent views of the Rhine Valley with the Vosges to the west as well as the Swabian Jura and its foothills to the east are included. From Titisee, there is an east and a west variant to Basel. Here the west variant is presented. The E1 is also routed along this trail from Pforzheim to Titisee and then turns eastward through the Wutach Gorge.