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From Kappelrodeck to the Ottenhöfen Rock Path.
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Distance 16.8 km
5:30 h
632 m
632 m
699 m
210 m
Challenging and geologically very interesting route with magnificent views of the Rhine Plain, Black Forest valleys, and the mountains of the Northern Black Forest, as well as insights into volcanic activity and weathering processes.
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difficult
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From the station, you reach the town centre via Venice. Passing the market square, walk through the Green Corner to the "Zuckerberg Castle". Through the park, you come to Waldstraße, keep left there and reach the Ganzeckhof drinking fountain. Continue past Silberbrünnele and Sommereck towards Bobenholz and Bürstenstein, where you will encounter the signposted Rock Path. At the Blaubronn firefighting pond site, follow the yellow lozenge to the Blaubronn barbecue area, then after about 600 m keep left to reach Sesselfelsen. Following the Rock Path signs, you hike the rock groups Spitzfelsen, Breitfelsen, Rappenschrofen, Pfennigfelsen, Katzenschrofen, and Palmfelsen, reaching the Blaubronn firefighting pond site again. From here, leave the Rock Path, follow the yellow lozenge via Eckelsmatt Zinsel, Käferwald, and Rodeck Castle to the town centre and starting point.
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Kappelrodeck/BahnhofSilberbrünnele
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Public transport
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By Deutsche Bundesbahn to Achern station, then by Ortenau S-Bahn to Kappelrodeck.Directions
Motorway A5 Karlsruhe-Basel to the Achern exit, direction Black Forest High Road, exit Kappelrodeck
From the east via Freudenstadt, Ruhestein, Black Forest High Road to Kappelrodeck
Parking
Park & Ride parking at Kappelrodeck station.Coordinates
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48.593225, 8.116030
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48°35'35.6"N 8°06'57.7"E
UTM
32U 434819 5382615
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Equipment
Sturdy footwear and sure-footedness required.Localization
Parts of this content were machine translated from German.
Difficulty
difficult
Overall difficulty
difficult
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Distance
16.8 km
Duration
5:30 h
Ascent
632 m
Descent
632 m
Highest point
699 m
Lowest point
210 m
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