Hausach and silver mining

When arriving by the Black Forest Railway, we orient ourselves in front of Hausach station (245 m) towards the town center. We follow Eisenbahnstraße heading towards the "Post Office", passing the Protestant Church to the Westweg information portal. On the quality trail Westweg of the Black Forest Club, the red lozenge leads us further to the intersection with the main road. Here is the worthwhile local history museum Herrenhaus. We continue along the main road past the signposts "Post Office" and "Church" to the town hall (235 m), the actual start of the mining educational trail.

At the "Castle Hill Ascent", a wooden signboard with information about the Hansjakob Trail stands. We will return to Hausach along it.

Past the Heinrich VI of Fürstenberg monument, we ascend to Husen Castle and enjoy the view from there.

"Above Husen Castle", we follow the Westweg uphill to "Schmid's Wanderer's Corner". Along the way, panels by the Dorfer Ore Brothers inform about mining in the Black Forest. A charcoal kiln exhibit points to the tradition of charcoal burning.

Then we leave the Westweg and hike with the yellow lozenge to the right towards "Kreuzberg". On the way there, the Kreuzberg Chapel stands in a scenic location above Hausach. Built around 1740, the pilgrimage chapel again offers a beautiful view of the Kinzig and Einbach valleys.

We continue upwards on the mining educational trail, turn left at the fork towards "Winterberg", and ascend to 450 m altitude before descending back into Hauserbach valley and Reutegrund (400 m).

Here we leave the mining trail and climb steeply again to "Haseneckle" (490 m) with a small shelter on the Westweg. From here you overlook the Breitenbach valley towards Hausach, the Kinzig valley, and the Black Forest mountains rising beyond to the north.

We continue following the yellow lozenge to "Schmider's Cross", while the Westweg leads to Farrenkopf. Below it, we climb in the Allmend Forest up to 550 m and, after a descent, reach the beautiful wooden crucifix at the forest edge above Schmiderhof. From a wooden bench, you can enjoy the view northwards.

Soon after, the view "On the Plateau" opens onto the Kurzbach farm below and the Hauserbach valley.

Descending to Mattenseppenhof (460 m), we pass "Hausenbühl". "Above Mattenseppenhof" we again look into the Hauserbach valley and then climb up to 550 m.

Finally, at the fork "Above Ried" (510 m), we reach the Hansjakob Trail. Following its trail marker (slouch hat), we descend steeply to Hausach. Along the descent, we enjoy views over the Sulzbach valley down to the Kinzig and over the Gechbach valley back up to Brandenkopf (945 m), the "King of the Homeland Mountains". Further east, the Hohenlochen (688 m) and the pyramidal Staufenkopf (849 m) near St. Roman can be made out.

At the location "Pfarrberg/Stulzle", we arrive at the Hausach Pfarrberg, formerly consisting of meadows, fields, and a piece of forest, which served the Hausach pastor for maintenance. From "Pfarrberg", we descend to the signpost "Hausach Village/Cemetery".

Here we interrupt the marked hiking trail to visit the open-air mining museum "Erzpoche". To do so, walk right along the edge of the cemetery.

Back at the signpost, we walk past the cemetery and the village church to "Hausach Village" to the Dorfer Miners' Fountain.

Finally, via Dietersbachstraße through Hausach Village, we reach again the "Castle Hill Ascent".

On the way back to the station, a visit to the local history museum is worthwhile. Before returning by the Black Forest Railway, railway enthusiasts should definitely visit the Black Forest Model Railway at Hausach station.