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The Black Forest is the ideal place for hiking. From an easy walk or an educational excursion on one of the many trails to a tour lasting several days, the Black Forest offers a wide range of healthy leisure activities.


Glottertal Valley
No other valley in Southern Baden combines the contrasting elements of the peaks of the Black-Forest, its rocks and ravines, with the charm and beautiful blossoms of the orchards and vineyards in the Breisgau Region
as the Glotter valley does. The varied countryside offers a wide range of hiking trails. If you simply want to take a stroll, you can delight in the waters of the river Glotter or enjoy the countryside from the flat vineyard trail higher up the valley. For more the ambitious, experienced hiker, there is a tour
of the 1.243 metre-high Kandel. There are also some less strenuous circular hiking tours around the vineyards, through shady woodland trails where you can discover and enjoy nature in a relaxed way.


St. Märgen, St. Peter
The hiking around of the both monastery villages offers beautiful panoramic views. The place of historical interest in St. Peter include the baroque monastery church with its library dating from the Rococo period and in St. Märgen there is the baroque monastery church and the museum centre with its clock and regional museum.


Hinterzarten
It is almost the center of the region Feldberg-Hinterzarten-Titisee and is therefore the ideal starting point for the wide range of hiking tours. There are a number of attractions close at hand including the
"Hinterzarten Moor" nature reserve, "Kesslermoos" and the "Bisten". You can walk to the Höllen valley, Ravenna gorge and Titisee in an afternoon and the Feldberg is only a day`s hike away.


Titisee-Neustadt
The countryside around Titisee-Neustadt with its scenic variety views is a unique hiking paradise. It is the site of some of the most striking highlights of the Black Forest, for example, the highest mountain of the Black Forest, the Feldberg, a nature reserve formed during the Ice Age, Wutach Gorge which is also known as the "Grand Canyon" of the black Forest, and Ravenna Gorge which is also part of the


Schluchsee
The climatic health resort of Schluchsee lies at 930-1300 metres above sea level on the blanks of the largest lake in the Black Forest. It offers an incredible variety of sporting activities and is surrounded by outstanding natural beauty. Visitors can enjoy hiking along 160km of marked hiking trails, which lead to some vantage points with a number of open views over the region´s lake.


Feldberg
The Feldberg is the highest mountain in the Black Forest with an altitude of 1493 metres. Visitor can reach the top of the mountain either on foot or by taking the easy way up with the 900-metre long Feldberg cable car. Feldberg is also the largest and oldest nature reserve in Germany, home to rare
animal breeds (chamois, capercaillie) and sub-alpine plants (carline thistle, arnica).


Schauinsland
The Schauinsland is the closest mountain from Freiburg with an altitude of 1248 metres. The longest cablecar (3,6 km) in the region leaves from the valley to the peak of Schauinsland. From the cable cart you get a fantastic view over Freiburg and as well the Rhein Valley until the French Vogese. At the
top of Schauinsland you will find various attractions for every
taste of leisure activities. The mountain offers a wide range of biking trails and hiking routes. The Black Forest Farmhouse Musem "Schniederlihof" in the village "Hofsgrund"and also the public Silver Mine Museum on the top of the mountain are offering guided tours all season.
by: Black Forest Hostel (04.05.2005 10:37:10)
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