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Off to the Solfelsen

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  • The renaturalized industrial stream
    The renaturalized industrial stream
    Photo: Walter Biselli, CC BY-SA, Walter Biselli

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    Varied circular hike in the front Hotzenwald with great views and plenty of variety.
    moderate
    Distance 14.8 km
    4:30 h
    500 m
    500 m
    790 m
    295 m

    Bad Säckingen is one of the best-known towns on the High Rhine with a long eventful history impressively presented in the High Rhine Museum. Many historic buildings also testify to this. However, it is probably best known for the work "Der Trompeter von Säckingen" written in 1854 by Joseph Victor von Scheffel, later premiered as an opera. Often played from it is "Behüt dich Gott, es wär so schön gewesen…". Above Bad Säckingen lies the artificially dammed Bergsee; nearby is also the freely accessible wildlife park. The highlight of the hike is the Solfelsen, a natural monument registered since 1950. The rock, 5.4 meters high and weighing 230 tons, lying exposed, is not an ice age erratic but formed by a long-lasting weathering process.

    Difficulty
    T2 moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

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    Highest point
    790 m
    Lowest point
    295 m
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    Track types

    Asphalt 53.72%Dirt road 7.47%Forested/wild trail 30.67%Path 8.12%Unknown 0%
    Asphalt
    8 km
    Dirt road
    1.1 km
    Forested/wild trail
    4.6 km
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    1.2 km
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    Tips and suggestions

    Tourismus GmbH Bad Säckingen, Waldshuter Str. 20, 79713 Bad Säckingen, Tel.: 07761-5683-0, tourismus@bad-saeckingen.de

    Black Forest Association Bad Säckingen www.schwarzwaldverein-bad-saeckingen.de

    Roadbook

    The hike starts at the train station of the trumpeter town Bad Säckingen and leads over the Badmatte and the Kurzentrum through the town, where one is reminded everywhere of Viktor von Scheffel and the trumpeter of Säckingen. It continues to the Bergseekurve, where there is also a small wildlife park; a detour to the Bergsee is also worthwhile. Shortly after the Bergseekurve at the Günnenbacher Weg the route leads into the Schöpfebachtal towards Jungholz. At the Jungholzer Felsen, the path passes the signpost Eglesmatt to Jungholz, a district of Rickenbach. To the left now leads to the Sohlfelsen which is soon reached and enjoy the view. At the Spatzenhof you head back. Passing the Kellerlesfelsen and Windenplatz, Günnenbach is reached. From here, the Günnenbacher Weg leads back to the Bergsee and the starting point Bad Säckingen train station.

    Hike of the German Hiking Day 2010, Karl Heinz Bär

    Public transport

    Public-transport-friendly

    By train and bus www.bahn.de ; www.suedbadenbus.de

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    Directions

    B 34 Lörrach - Waldshut, follow signage to Bad Säckingen train station

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    Bad Säckingen train station

    Coordinates

    DD
    47.555711, 7.949200
    DMS
    47°33'20.6"N 7°56'57.1"E
    UTM
    32T 420944 5267456
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    Get there by train, car, bike, or on foot!

    Author’s map recommendations

    Hiking map of the Black Forest Association at a scale of 1:25,000 (New Series):

    W265 Lörrach (High Rhine West, Bad Säckingen), ISBN 978-3-86398-491-5

    available in bookstores, the tourist info, as well as the main office of the Black Forest Association in Freiburg 
    www.schwarzwaldverein.de  E-mail: verkauf@schwarzwaldverein.de  (special price for members!)

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    Difficulty
    T2 moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    14.8 km
    Duration
    4:30 h
    Ascent
    500 m
    Descent
    500 m
    Highest point
    790 m
    Lowest point
    295 m
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