Black Forest-Jura-Lake Constance Route: Immendingen - Engen

From Immendingen train station we follow Bahnhofstraße east to Donaustraße and the Lower Castle. On the right is the "Wehrwaage Immendingen". In 2001, the right part of the Danube weir was converted into a natural fish ramp. This made the weir passable for fish and small invertebrates. In the area of the Immendingen main sinking of the Danube, the Danube Shore Park was created – a short detour is worthwhile. We cross the Danube over a covered wooden bridge and continue on the "Unterer Ösch" path parallel to the railway tracks to the location "At the Danube sinking". Here a detour to the sinking points of the Danube is worthwhile. Together with the premium path "Danube sinking" the green diamond leads further to the Höwenegg main crater near Gundelhof. An information board explains the volcano and the fossil site. The green diamond then leads to the former Daxmill with the chapel from 1894. With a view of the Hegau mountains we reach Mauenheim, a district of Immendingen and the first bioenergy village in Baden-Württemberg. Immediately afterwards we leave the village again westwards towards the rest area "Kleine Reute". On the way there the magnificent view compensates for the paved ground: the view stretches over the Hegau mountains to Lake Constance and, with a bit of luck, to the Alps. At the location of the same name, we turn left to the small barbecue area "Im Winkel" and after the following left turn immediately enter the forest on the right, which dampens the traffic noise of the nearby motorway. Eventually, we must walk along the motorway and back a short stretch on the other side before Esplehauweg leads again through the forest to the location "Absetze". From here, it goes along the road frequented by bikers on weekends to the hiking parking lot Hegaublick at the European watershed of the Danube and Rhine. Below lies the restaurant Cafe Hegaublick, a popular meeting place for excursionists because of its famous view. To reach the actual "Hegaublick" we have to cross the busy intersection and follow the street to the location of the same name. At the foot of Neuhewen, it goes right on beautiful forest paths up to the highest of the Hegau mountains with the castle ruins. The former Stetten castle has been decaying for years. The grounds around the remains of the 13th-century castle are fenced off with high fences and NATO barbed wire. On the steady descent to Engen, we first reach its district Stetten. Through the "Stadtholz" we hike further to Zimmerholz and from there on paved paths to the stage destination, the train station in Engen.