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Around Leipferdingen

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Walter Biselli
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    Hiking trails in Leipferdingen
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    The newly created circular hiking trail on the heights of the Geisingen district Leipferdingen offers wide views of the Baaralb and the Hegaualb with their distinctive volcanic cones.

    easy
    Distance 14.2 km
    3:45 h
    275 m
    275 m
    811 m
    684 m

    Leipferdingen lies in an open, idyllic side valley of the Aitrach valley and is easily accessible by Ringzug. The landmark of the village is St. Michael's Church, a pilgrimage church with Romanesque origins.

    The adventure trail „Around Leipferdingen“ has been continuously marked since 2024 and is identified in the hiking map with number 41. The route begins in the village at 685 meters elevation and first leads in a left curve up to a field cross (785 m), which offers an impressive panoramic view over the Leipferdingen valley and the surrounding heights. Another spectacular panoramic view of the „Hegau Volcanic Cones“ awaits us on the premium hiking trail „Old Post Road“. Nearby lies the inconspicuous Osterbühl, where hard basalt tuff is exposed.

    On the further path, the three wind turbines installed in 1997 on the Homberg shape the landscape. The ascent to Homberg is rewarded with a wonderful view over Leipferdingen to the Aitrach valley. On the descent, we finally return to the starting point of the route.

    Tour in the hiking portal of the Black Forest Club: 
    www.schwarzwaldverein-tourenportal.de/r/806518999 

    Author’s recommendation

    This circular hike on lonely, mostly natural paths allows you to enjoy the Hegau panorama away from the crowded premium trails in peace.

    Difficulty
    T1 easy
    Overall difficulty
    easy

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Experience
    Landscape
    Highest point
    Three Crosses, 811 m
    Lowest point
    Leipferdingen, 684 m
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    Track types

    Asphalt 20.52%Dirt road 36.67%Forested/wild trail 39.46%Road 3.31%Unknown 0.02%
    Asphalt
    2.9 km
    Dirt road
    5.2 km
    Forested/wild trail
    5.6 km
    Road
    472 m
    Unknown
    3 m
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    Safety information

    The route runs on easily passable paths.

    Tips and suggestions

    The path is consistently marked on site with the route sign „Around Leipferdingen“ . Between the signposts, the respective diamonds of the Black Forest Club guide you: www.schwarzwaldverein.de/schwarzwald/wanderwege/die-wegweiser 

    Roadbook

    Motorized hikers start in the village center of Leipferdingen at the signpost location „At the Town Hall“. From there, the adventure trail „Around Leipferdingen“ leads in the direction of „Train Station“ to the St. Michael's Church.

    From the Leipferdingen Train Station (685 m above sea level) we first hike a short stretch through the Aitrach valley toward Blumberg until the fork „At Neuhau“. Over the Kratzhalde it goes uphill to the location „Lehle“ near the Neuhau hut and further to a height of 793 meters. From here we enjoy an impressive panoramic view – from the Baar in the west over the Länge in the east to the Neuhewen, the highest Hegau volcano mountain.

    The path continues over the „Nagler's Halde“ and „Stockreute“ and finally through the Duggenhart Forest to the Spitzhütte on the Old Post Road. Here, a panorama of the southern Hegau volcano mountains opens up. Yellow signposts mark the transition to the district of Konstanz. Now we follow the premium hiking trail, turn left at the fork „Haslen“ and hike along the forest edge with views of the Osterbühl. Black basalt tuff appears in the quarry on the northern edge of the hill.

    At the location „Haslereck“ we leave the premium hiking trail and follow the circular path straight ahead to the location „Weiherwiesen“. Then we ascend in a zigzag to the Homberg and reach the cross on its western ridge. After a last look at Leipferdingen, the descent leads back over the location „Innerer Homberg“ to the town hall and church in Leipferdingen.

    If you want to save yourself the walk through the village, take the local bus with good connection to the Leipferdingen Train Station.

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    Public transport

    Public-transport-friendly

    Outbound trip by the Ringzug to the Geisingen-Leipferdingen stop

    Timetable information:

    www.bahn.de  

    Directions

    Via A 81: Exit Geisingen – B 31 direction Geisingen – turn left onto L 185 direction Blumberg – exit Geisingen-Leipferdingen

    Parking

    Parking in the village center of Leipferdingen: Luitfriedstraße, 78187 Geisingen

    Coordinates

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    47.865813, 8.668615
    DMS
    47°51'56.9"N 8°40'07.0"E
    UTM
    32T 475216 5301439
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    Get there by train, car, bike, or on foot!

    Author’s map recommendations

    Hiking map by the Black Forest Club at a scale of 1:25,000 (New Series, 2024): W259 Blumberg (Wutach Gorge, Donaueschingen), ISBN 978-3-86398-485-4

    The adventure trail "Around Leipferdingen" is marked as No. 41 on the hiking map.

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    Equipment

    Sturdy hiking shoes with good tread; sufficient food and drinks – there are no catering options along the way or at the end of the route!

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    Parts of this content were machine translated from German.

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    T1 easy
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    Distance
    14.2 km
    Duration
    3:45 h
    Ascent
    275 m
    Descent
    275 m
    Highest point
    811 m
    Lowest point
    684 m
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