The Feldberg summit in the southern Black Forest

Flagship · Baden-Württemberg · Schwarzwald

Schwarzwald — Black Forest Heights

Feldberg summits, Wutach gorge, and the Westweg's soul-ridges above the Rheintal.

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May – Oct

Day routes

6 curated

Difficulty

Gentle – moderate

Family-friendly

Yes (most)

Soul Signature

93 / 100

The path, gently held

Germany's oldest low-mountain range is a walker's country — a dense weave of spruce, cirque lakes, and 1400-metre grass domes. Six curated day-hikes, from the Westweg's most soulful stages to the Wutach gorge and Feldberg summit — all pure hiking, all GPX-ready.

Day-routes

Trail km

87.9

Ascent m

3,437

Walk hours

Soul avg

Schwarzwald — Black Forest Heights · 6 days combined

One .gpx · 6 numbered day tracks (D01…D06) · elevation on every point.

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D01 · 15 km · +813 m
Feldberg summit loop
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Google Maps Apple Maps Walk route (Apple)
D02 · 10.0 km · +677 m
Belchen — the panorama mountain
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Google Maps Apple Maps Walk route (Apple)
D03 · 9.4 km · +145 m / −177 m
Wutachschlucht — Germany's grand canyon
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Google Maps Apple Maps Walk route (Apple)
D04 · 29 km · +1278 m / −824 m
Westweg — Hausach → Hornisgrinde ridge
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Google Maps Apple Maps Walk route (Apple)
D05 · 19 km · +382 m
Schluchsee Jägersteig loop
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Google Maps Apple Maps Walk route (Apple)
D06 · 5.5 km · +142 m / −194 m
Ravennaschlucht & Höllentalbahn viaduct
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Google Maps Apple Maps Walk route (Apple)

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6 curated day-routes.

Each route stands beautifully on its own — or stitch them together for a slow, multi-day pilgrimage. Real photos, Xymove maps, GPX & offline pack on every one.

The Feldsee glacial cirque lake below the Feldberg

Day-route 01

Feldberg im Schwarzwald

Feldberg summit loop

The roof of the Black Forest (1493 m). A classic summit round from the Feldbergpass, over the Bismarckdenkmal, the Feldberg's grass summit, then down past the Grüblesee and the cirque of the Feldsee — Germany's finest low-mountain karsee.

↔ 15 km↑ +813 m◔ 4.5 – 6 h

Serenity90Regenerative84Family57Joy & beauty92

93/ 100

Soul Signature

Exceptional · Feldberg summit loop

Best for a walk that lingers long after it ends — just know that the distance and ascent ask for hiking legs.

Soul93 · Exceptional
How deeply the walk stays with you. A walk people plan a year around. Give it a whole, unhurried day.
Serenity90 · Exceptional
How quiet the trail feels — crowds, traffic noise, remoteness. Expect long stretches entirely to yourself.
Regenerative84 · Strong
Wild ground and low-impact access — how gently you can arrive and walk. Good public-transport access; stay on the marked line.
Joy & beauty92 · Exceptional
Views, water, light and variety along the way. Continuous reward — allow extra hours simply for stopping.
Family-friendly57 · Modest
Suitability for mixed pace — distance, ascent and exposure. A full adult hiking day. Not a family outing.

050100

Who this walk suits

Plan it as a full adult hiking day.
Quiet enough to hear the weather change.
Reachable without a car — check the station links.

Scores are derived from the route's real GPX shape — distance, ascent and time on foot — combined with our editors' calibration across 175+ walks. Nothing here is sponsored.

Trail at a glance

Distance15 km
Elevation+813 m
Duration4.5 – 6 h
DifficultyStrenuous
Serenity90 / 100

Xymove · terrain map

LiveSpirited

14.7 km813 m811 mSerenity 90

Soul Signature14.7 km↑813↓811

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Elevation cross-section · metres↑ 813 m↓ 811 m894–1488 m · 14.7 km~11.0% avg

Soul & Serenity · how this path is felt

A path that returns you to yourself — slowly, kindly, completely.

Walked, sat with, scored honestly — strongest in nature.

90soul

Presence

92/100

How easily the mind quiets here

Nature

94/100

Wildness, water, light, living silence

Regeneration

88/100

What the body & nervous system bring home

Solitude

84/100

Space from crowds, kindly shared with locals

Distance14.7 km

Elevation↑ 813 · ↓ 811 m

TerrainSpirited

Start · Feldbergpass parkingFinish · Feldsee

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Practical, gently arranged

Regio-S-Bahn to Titisee; Bus 7300 to Feldbergpass.

Broad path, cows, small chapel — fine for kids 7+.

Baldenweger Hütte and Todtnauer Hütte for classic Schwarzwald Vesper.

The Belchen summit dome in the Southern Black Forest

Day-route 02

Aitern · Südschwarzwald

Belchen — the panorama mountain

The 'holy mountain' of the Southern Black Forest (1414 m) — a grass dome with what many locals call the finest panorama in Germany: Alps on a clear day, Vosges to the west, Feldberg north.

↔ 10.0 km↑ +677 m◔ 3.5 – 4 h

Serenity92Regenerative82Family69Joy & beauty93

94/ 100

Soul Signature

Exceptional · Belchen — the panorama mountain

Best for a walk that lingers long after it ends — just know that the distance and ascent ask for hiking legs.

Soul94 · Exceptional
How deeply the walk stays with you. A walk people plan a year around. Give it a whole, unhurried day.
Serenity92 · Exceptional
How quiet the trail feels — crowds, traffic noise, remoteness. Expect long stretches entirely to yourself.
Regenerative82 · Strong
Wild ground and low-impact access — how gently you can arrive and walk. Good public-transport access; stay on the marked line.
Joy & beauty93 · Exceptional
Views, water, light and variety along the way. Continuous reward — allow extra hours simply for stopping.
Family-friendly69 · Balanced
Suitability for mixed pace — distance, ascent and exposure. Teenagers and used-to-walking families; plan turn-around points.

050100

Who this walk suits

Suits confident young walkers with breaks planned.
Quiet enough to hear the weather change.
Reachable without a car — check the station links.

Scores are derived from the route's real GPX shape — distance, ascent and time on foot — combined with our editors' calibration across 175+ walks. Nothing here is sponsored.

Trail at a glance

Distance10.0 km
Elevation+677 m
Duration3.5 – 4 h
DifficultyChallenging
Serenity92 / 100

Xymove · terrain map

LiveSpirited

10.0 km677 m677 mSerenity 92

Soul Signature10.0 km↑677↓677

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Elevation cross-section · metres↑ 677 m↓ 677 m733–1256 m · 10.0 km~13.6% avg

Soul & Serenity · how this path is felt

A path that returns you to yourself — slowly, kindly, completely.

Walked, sat with, scored honestly — strongest in nature.

92soul

Presence

94/100

How easily the mind quiets here

Nature

96/100

Wildness, water, light, living silence

Regeneration

90/100

What the body & nervous system bring home

Solitude

86/100

Space from crowds, kindly shared with locals

Distance10.0 km

Elevation↑ 677 · ↓ 677 m

TerrainSpirited

Start · Belchen Seilbahn topFinish · Belchenhaus

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On the trail, breathe before you check the screen. The Emerald Guardian is already with you.

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Practical, gently arranged

Bus 240 from Schönau to Multen; Belchen-Seilbahn to the top.

One of the easiest 1400-metre summits in Germany — perfect first-summit day.

Belchenhaus for Baden Rindsroulade under the summit.

The Wutach gorge with wooden planks and fern forest

Day-route 03

Bonndorf · Wutach

Wutachschlucht — Germany's grand canyon

The wildest gorge in the Black Forest — a mostly-flat wooden-plank path along the roaring Wutach through primeval fern, wild orchids and mossy cliffs. One of Germany's finest gorge walks.

↔ 9.4 km↑ +145 m / −177 m◔ 4 h

Serenity94Regenerative80Family77Joy & beauty95

95/ 100

Soul Signature

Exceptional · Wutachschlucht — Germany's grand canyon

Best for a walk that lingers long after it ends — just know that the distance and ascent ask for hiking legs.

Soul95 · Exceptional
How deeply the walk stays with you. A walk people plan a year around. Give it a whole, unhurried day.
Serenity94 · Exceptional
How quiet the trail feels — crowds, traffic noise, remoteness. Expect long stretches entirely to yourself.
Regenerative80 · Strong
Wild ground and low-impact access — how gently you can arrive and walk. Good public-transport access; stay on the marked line.
Joy & beauty95 · Exceptional
Views, water, light and variety along the way. Continuous reward — allow extra hours simply for stopping.
Family-friendly77 · Balanced
Suitability for mixed pace — distance, ascent and exposure. Teenagers and used-to-walking families; plan turn-around points.

050100

Who this walk suits

Suits confident young walkers with breaks planned.
Quiet enough to hear the weather change.
Share transport where you can; the ground here is slow to heal.

Scores are derived from the route's real GPX shape — distance, ascent and time on foot — combined with our editors' calibration across 175+ walks. Nothing here is sponsored.

Trail at a glance

Distance9.4 km
Elevation+145 m / −177 m
Duration4 h
DifficultyChallenging
Serenity94 / 100

Xymove · terrain map

LiveGentle

9.4 km145 m177 mSerenity 94

Soul Signature9.4 km↑145↓177

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Elevation cross-section · metres↑ 145 m↓ 177 m789–891 m · 9.4 km~3.4% avg

Soul & Serenity · how this path is felt

A path that returns you to yourself — slowly, kindly, completely.

Walked, sat with, scored honestly — strongest in nature.

94soul

Presence

96/100

How easily the mind quiets here

Nature

98/100

Wildness, water, light, living silence

Regeneration

92/100

What the body & nervous system bring home

Solitude

88/100

Space from crowds, kindly shared with locals

Distance9.4 km

Elevation↑ 145 · ↓ 177 m

TerrainGentle

Start · Schattenmühle parkingFinish · Wutachmühle

Take the path with you — full GPX track & offline map tiles for the whole route.

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Open this page once before you leave signal. The map will replay from the cache, even on a plane.
On the trail, breathe before you check the screen. The Emerald Guardian is already with you.

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Practical, gently arranged

Bus 7344 from Neustadt or Bonndorf drops at Schattenmühle.

Excellent for kids 6+; plank paths and river crossings keep it exciting.

Wutach-Schluchtenbus in season loops back to Schattenmühle.

Hornisgrinde summit plateau with heath and moor

Day-route 04

Kinzigtal · Nordschwarzwald

Westweg — Hausach → Hornisgrinde ridge

The Westweg's finest northern stage — a long spruce-ridge day past the Alexanderschanze, over Kniebis, and up to the Hornisgrinde (1164 m), the highest of the northern Black Forest.

↔ 29 km↑ +1278 m / −824 m◔ 8.5 – 11 h

Serenity91Regenerative91Family40Joy & beauty93

94/ 100

Soul Signature

Exceptional · Westweg — Hausach → Hornisgrinde ridge

Best for a walk that lingers long after it ends — just know that the distance and ascent ask for hiking legs.

Soul94 · Exceptional
How deeply the walk stays with you. A walk people plan a year around. Give it a whole, unhurried day.
Serenity91 · Exceptional
How quiet the trail feels — crowds, traffic noise, remoteness. Expect long stretches entirely to yourself.
Regenerative91 · Exceptional
Wild ground and low-impact access — how gently you can arrive and walk. Reachable car-free and walked on resilient ground. Leave nothing.
Joy & beauty93 · Exceptional
Views, water, light and variety along the way. Continuous reward — allow extra hours simply for stopping.
Family-friendly40 · Modest
Suitability for mixed pace — distance, ascent and exposure. A full adult hiking day. Not a family outing.

050100

Who this walk suits

Plan it as a full adult hiking day.
Quiet enough to hear the weather change.
Reachable without a car — check the station links.

Scores are derived from the route's real GPX shape — distance, ascent and time on foot — combined with our editors' calibration across 175+ walks. Nothing here is sponsored.

Trail at a glance

Distance29 km
Elevation+1278 m / −824 m
Duration8.5 – 11 h
DifficultyStrenuous
Serenity91 / 100

Xymove · terrain map

LiveRolling

29.0 km1278 m824 mSerenity 91

Soul Signature29.0 km↑1278↓824

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Elevation cross-section · metres↑ 1278 m↓ 824 m235–834 m · 29.0 km~7.2% avg

Soul & Serenity · how this path is felt

A path that returns you to yourself — slowly, kindly, completely.

Walked, sat with, scored honestly — strongest in nature.

91soul

Presence

93/100

How easily the mind quiets here

Nature

95/100

Wildness, water, light, living silence

Regeneration

89/100

What the body & nervous system bring home

Solitude

85/100

Space from crowds, kindly shared with locals

Distance29.0 km

Elevation↑ 1278 · ↓ 824 m

TerrainRolling

Start · Hausach Bahnhof (start)Finish · Hornisgrinde summit (1164 m)

Take the path with you — full GPX track & offline map tiles for the whole route.

Verifying GPX accuracy…Garmin · Strava · Komoot · AllTrails

How to use offline · a soul-aware guide›

Tap Download GPX & Offline Maps on Wi-Fi — your route, waypoints, elevation and soul notes are saved together.
Import the .gpx into Garmin Connect, Komoot, Strava, AllTrails or Gaia GPS — same file works everywhere.
Open this page once before you leave signal. The map will replay from the cache, even on a plane.
On the trail, breathe before you check the screen. The Emerald Guardian is already with you.

Live from OpenStreetMap

Along the trail — water, shelter, parking & food

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Practical, gently arranged

Ortenau-S-Bahn to Hausach; Baiersbronn bus back to Freudenstadt.

Berghotel Mummelsee below the Hornisgrinde for a lakeside meal.

Long day; break at Kniebis if legs tire — postbus back.

The Schluchsee reservoir in the southern Black Forest

Day-route 05

Schluchsee · Hochschwarzwald

Schluchsee Jägersteig loop

The full lakeside loop of the Schluchsee — the largest lake in the Black Forest and one of the highest bathing lakes in Germany. Beech woods, fisher-huts, and long soul-silent stretches.

↔ 19 km↑ +382 m◔ 5 h

Serenity93Regenerative84Family62Joy & beauty93

93/ 100

Soul Signature

Exceptional · Schluchsee Jägersteig loop

Best for a walk that lingers long after it ends — just know that the distance and ascent ask for hiking legs.

Soul93 · Exceptional
How deeply the walk stays with you. A walk people plan a year around. Give it a whole, unhurried day.
Serenity93 · Exceptional
How quiet the trail feels — crowds, traffic noise, remoteness. Expect long stretches entirely to yourself.
Regenerative84 · Strong
Wild ground and low-impact access — how gently you can arrive and walk. Good public-transport access; stay on the marked line.
Joy & beauty93 · Exceptional
Views, water, light and variety along the way. Continuous reward — allow extra hours simply for stopping.
Family-friendly62 · Modest
Suitability for mixed pace — distance, ascent and exposure. A full adult hiking day. Not a family outing.

050100

Who this walk suits

Plan it as a full adult hiking day.
Quiet enough to hear the weather change.
Reachable without a car — check the station links.

Scores are derived from the route's real GPX shape — distance, ascent and time on foot — combined with our editors' calibration across 175+ walks. Nothing here is sponsored.

Trail at a glance

Distance19 km
Elevation+382 m
Duration5 h
DifficultyStrenuous
Serenity93 / 100

Xymove · terrain map

LiveGentle

19.1 km382 m382 mSerenity 93

Soul Signature19.1 km↑382↓382

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Elevation cross-section · metres↑ 382 m↓ 382 m912–1084 m · 19.1 km~4.0% avg

Soul & Serenity · how this path is felt

A path that returns you to yourself — slowly, kindly, completely.

Walked, sat with, scored honestly — strongest in nature.

93soul

Presence

95/100

How easily the mind quiets here

Nature

97/100

Wildness, water, light, living silence

Regeneration

91/100

What the body & nervous system bring home

Solitude

87/100

Space from crowds, kindly shared with locals

Distance19.1 km

Elevation↑ 382 · ↓ 382 m

TerrainGentle

Start · Schluchsee BahnhofFinish · Seebrugg station

Take the path with you — full GPX track & offline map tiles for the whole route.

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How to use offline · a soul-aware guide›

Tap Download GPX & Offline Maps on Wi-Fi — your route, waypoints, elevation and soul notes are saved together.
Import the .gpx into Garmin Connect, Komoot, Strava, AllTrails or Gaia GPS — same file works everywhere.
Open this page once before you leave signal. The map will replay from the cache, even on a plane.
On the trail, breathe before you check the screen. The Emerald Guardian is already with you.

Live from OpenStreetMap

Along the trail — water, shelter, parking & food

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Practical, gently arranged

Dreiseenbahn — three lakeshore stations lets you shorten at will.

Flat, mostly-shaded, plenty of swim beaches; perfect summer family day.

Seebar Aha and Seehotel Hubertus for lakeside lunch.

The Ravenna viaduct arching over the Black Forest gorge

Day-route 06

Breitnau · Höllental

Ravennaschlucht & Höllentalbahn viaduct

A gorge walk crowned by the great stone Ravennaviadukt of the Höllentalbahn. Wooden bridges, ferny falls, and the historic Sankt-Oswald chapel — a Black Forest classic.

↔ 5.5 km↑ +142 m / −194 m◔ 3 h

Serenity91Regenerative76Family84Joy & beauty92

92/ 100

Soul Signature

Exceptional · Ravennaschlucht & Höllentalbahn viaduct

Best for a walk that lingers long after it ends — just know that arriving without a car takes planning.

Soul92 · Exceptional
How deeply the walk stays with you. A walk people plan a year around. Give it a whole, unhurried day.
Serenity91 · Exceptional
How quiet the trail feels — crowds, traffic noise, remoteness. Expect long stretches entirely to yourself.
Regenerative76 · Balanced
Wild ground and low-impact access — how gently you can arrive and walk. Mixed access — check the car-free options before you book a car.
Joy & beauty92 · Exceptional
Views, water, light and variety along the way. Continuous reward — allow extra hours simply for stopping.
Family-friendly84 · Strong
Suitability for mixed pace — distance, ascent and exposure. Fine for confident children from roughly eight upwards.

050100

Who this walk suits

Good with children and unhurried walkers.
Quiet enough to hear the weather change.
Share transport where you can; the ground here is slow to heal.

Scores are derived from the route's real GPX shape — distance, ascent and time on foot — combined with our editors' calibration across 175+ walks. Nothing here is sponsored.

Trail at a glance

Distance5.5 km
Elevation+142 m / −194 m
Duration3 h
DifficultyModerate
Serenity91 / 100

Xymove · terrain map

LiveRolling

5.5 km142 m194 mSerenity 91

Soul Signature5.5 km↑142↓194

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Elevation cross-section · metres↑ 142 m↓ 194 m863–983 m · 5.5 km~6.1% avg

Soul & Serenity · how this path is felt

A path that returns you to yourself — slowly, kindly, completely.

Walked, sat with, scored honestly — strongest in nature.

91soul

Presence

93/100

How easily the mind quiets here

Nature

95/100

Wildness, water, light, living silence

Regeneration

89/100

What the body & nervous system bring home

Solitude

85/100

Space from crowds, kindly shared with locals

Distance5.5 km

Elevation↑ 142 · ↓ 194 m

TerrainRolling

Start · Hofgut SternenFinish · St. Oswald chapel

Take the path with you — full GPX track & offline map tiles for the whole route.

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How to use offline · a soul-aware guide›

Tap Download GPX & Offline Maps on Wi-Fi — your route, waypoints, elevation and soul notes are saved together.
Import the .gpx into Garmin Connect, Komoot, Strava, AllTrails or Gaia GPS — same file works everywhere.
Open this page once before you leave signal. The map will replay from the cache, even on a plane.
On the trail, breathe before you check the screen. The Emerald Guardian is already with you.

Live from OpenStreetMap

Along the trail — water, shelter, parking & food

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Practical, gently arranged

Höllentalbahn to Posthalde station or Hofgut Sternen bus stop.

Wet plank paths — good shoes; kids 6+ love it.

The gorge hosts one of Germany's most-loved Advent markets under the viaduct.

Where to sleep

Stays near the trail

Trail-close, calm and family-friendly — along Schwarzwald — Black Forest Heights.

Hotels

Hotels in Freiburg im Breisgau

Southern Schwarzwald gateway

Sunny old-town hotels at the Black Forest's western edge — trains to every trailhead.

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Stays in Baiersbronn

Northern Westweg basecamp

Award-winning family hotels on the Westweg — one of Germany's finest walking basecamps.

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Camping

Camping in the Black Forest

Southern high-forest lakes

Quiet forest pitches around Titisee and Schluchsee — swim-lake camping at its best.

Booking.com Google Campsite

Quiet, trail-close places to rest. Always check current availability and conditions.

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Aerial view of Château de Chambord glowing at golden hour above the Loire forest

Loire Valley, France

Sentiers de la Loire

Château walks, vineyard paths and slow river light — on foot.

Cantabria · Asturias, Spain

Picos de Europa

Limestone cathedrals above emerald meadows — Spain's wildest, kindest range.

Slovakia · Poland

High Tatras

Granite cathedrals over emerald lakes — Europe's smallest, sharpest alps.

Mont Blanc massif rising above alpine meadows in early summer

France · Italy · Switzerland

Tour du Mont Blanc

The classic circuit around Europe's white giant — three countries, one mountain, endless light.

The Aiguilles de Bavella red granite spires under Corsican sky

Corsica · France

GR20 · Corsica

Europe's wildest waymarked trail, red granite spine of the island.

Half Dome and Yosemite Valley from Glacier Point in golden light

California · USA

John Muir Trail

Three hundred and forty miles of Sierra granite and lake-light.

Machu Picchu at dawn with mist rising from the Urubamba valley

Cusco · Peru

Inca Trail to Machu Picchu

Stone stairways through the cloud forest to a lost city.

Gandaki · Nepal

Annapurna Base Camp

A stone amphitheatre of eight-thousanders, teahouse-warm.

Oeschinensee turquoise lake beneath the Blüemlisalp massif

Bernese Oberland, Switzerland

Via Alpina · Green Trail

Turquoise lakes, high passes, and the cowbell heart of the Bernese Alps.

Turquoise Ölüdeniz lagoon on Türkiye's Lycian coast

Turquoise Coast, Türkiye

Lycian Way

540 km of sea, pine and ancient stone along the Mediterranean's kindest coast.

Landmannalaugar rhyolite mountains in soft summer light

Highlands, Iceland

Laugavegur

Rhyolite rainbows, obsidian fields, glacier rivers and the birch of Þórsmörk.

Santiago de Compostela Cathedral glowing in evening light

Northern Spain · The Way of St. James

Camino Francés

The oldest pilgrim road in Europe — 800 km of yellow arrows and quiet returning.

Khumbu · Nepal Himalaya

Everest Base Camp Trek

Twelve days to the foot of the highest mountain on Earth.

Katahdin's Baxter Peak — the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail

Maine · northern terminus

Appalachian Trail — 100-Mile Wilderness

The wildest, quietest hundred miles of America's longest trail.

The three Torres granite towers of Patagonia

Patagonia · Chile

Torres del Paine — the W Trek

Four days through the most theatrical mountains on Earth.

Snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro rising above the plains

Tanzania · Africa's rooftop

Kilimanjaro — Machame Route

Seven days from equatorial rainforest to Africa's highest summit.

Nepal · around the massif

Annapurna Circuit

The great circle — rice paddies to a 5,416 m pass in the Trans-Himalaya.

Fiordland · New Zealand

Milford Track

"The finest walk in the world" — four days through rainforest, alpine pass, and fiord.

Zugspitze massif rising above Alpine meadows in Bavaria

Bayern · Bavarian Alps

Bavarian Alps — Soul Days

Karwendel gorges, Zugspitze glaciers, and Königssee's cathedral of silence.

Zugspitze east face rising above the Wetterstein range

Bayern · Tirol · Wettersteingebirge

Zugspitze — Every Route to the Summit

Four publicly known paths to the top of Germany — from the classic Reintal walk-up to the Jubiläumsgrat traverse.

Türkisblauer Achensee zwischen Karwendel und Rofan

Tirol · Achensee · Karwendel & Rofan

Achensee — Tirol's Fjord Lake

Sechs Klassiker rund um Tirols größten See — vom Uferweg zur Gaisalm bis zum 5-Gipfel-Klettersteig im Rofan.

Bastei bridge arcing between sandstone pinnacles above the Elbe

Sachsen · Elbe sandstone mountains

Malerweg — Saxon Switzerland

The Painters' Way — 112 km through the sandstone dreamscape that inspired Caspar David Friedrich.

Wilder Kaiser limestone spires in Austrian Tirol

Tirol & Salzkammergut · Austrian Alps

Tirol Alpine Days

Wilder Kaiser drama, Dachstein glaciers, and the roaring Krimmler falls.

Karwendel Alps panorama along the Adlerweg

Tirol · The Eagle's Way

Adlerweg — Tirol Traverse

24 stages tracing the shape of an eagle across the Tirolean Alps.

Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau above the Bernese Oberland

Bern · Swiss Alps

Berner Oberland — Soul Days

Eiger's north face, Bachalpsee's blue mirror, and the great Aletsch glacier.

Rheinwald valley in Graubünden along the Walserweg

Graubünden · Alpine solitude

Walserweg Graubünden

300 km through the Walser villages of Switzerland's quietest Alps.

Königssee with St. Bartholomä chapel beneath the Watzmann east face

Bayern · Berchtesgadener Alpen

Berchtesgaden National Park — Cathedral of Silence

Watzmann's shadow on emerald Königssee, Wimbach's white river, and Germany's highest waterfall.

Panorama from Nebelhorn summit across the Allgäu Alps

Bayern · Allgäuer Alpen

Allgäu Alps — High Meadow Country

Cow-bell ridgelines, gentian meadows, and the wildest cirque in southern Germany.

The Rachelsee cirque lake in the Bavarian Forest

Bayern · Bayerischer Wald · Voralpenland

Bavarian Forest & Munich Foothills

Old-growth silence in Germany's oldest national park, and a ring of Munich's soul-mountains.

The Matterhorn's north-east face at dawn

Wallis · Zermatt · Matterhorn

Zermatt & the Matterhorn — Days beneath the Horn

Five mirror lakes, a glacier balcony, and the Hörnli ridge that made mountaineering.

Sefinenfurgge pass with view towards the Blüemlisalp

Schweiz · Berner Oberland · Waadtländer Alpen

Via Alpina — Swiss Alpine Pass Route

Sefinenfurgge, Hohtürli, Bunderchrinde — the classic hut-to-hut across Switzerland's spine.

Fuorcla Surlej pass with view towards the Bernina massif

Graubünden · Engadin · Val d'Anniviers

Engadin & Graubünden — Larch-light Days

Fuorcla Surlej above the Bernina, Segantini's light, and the wild solitude of the Swiss south-east.

Grossglockner and Pasterze glacier seen from Franz-Josefs-Höhe

Osttirol · Kärnten · Salzburg

Hohe Tauern & Grossglockner — Under Austria's Roof

Pasterze ice, Kalser meadows, and the long Sudetendeutscher balcony beneath Austria's highest peak.

The Schafberg rising above the Wolfgangsee

Oberösterreich · Salzburg · Steiermark

Salzkammergut — Lakes & Limestone

Schafberg's cog-rail summit, Loser's karst plateau, and the Traunstein cross above the lake.

Niederösterreich · Wienerwald

Vienna Hausberge — Rax, Schneeberg & Wienerwald

The city's own limestone plateaus — a train ride from Vienna to a summit cross.

The Brocken summit in the Harz National Park

Sachsen-Anhalt · Niedersachsen · Thüringen

Harz — Germany's High North

The Brocken's misty roof, the Bodetal's granite gorge, and moss forest older than the country.

The Bremmer Calmont Moselle loop from above

Rheinland-Pfalz · Nordrhein-Westfalen · Saarland

Moselsteig · Rheinsteig · Eifelsteig — Germany's Great Steige

Vineyard balconies above the Mosel, Loreley cliffs, and Eifel maars in one soul-collection.

Schwarzwald — Black Forest Heights

GPX, Google Maps & Apple Maps · one calm place.

6 curated day-routes.

Feldberg summit loop

Exceptional · Feldberg summit loop

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Belchen — the panorama mountain

Exceptional · Belchen — the panorama mountain

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Wutachschlucht — Germany's grand canyon

Exceptional · Wutachschlucht — Germany's grand canyon

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Westweg — Hausach → Hornisgrinde ridge

Exceptional · Westweg — Hausach → Hornisgrinde ridge

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Schluchsee Jägersteig loop

Exceptional · Schluchsee Jägersteig loop

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Ravennaschlucht & Höllentalbahn viaduct

Exceptional · Ravennaschlucht & Höllentalbahn viaduct

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Stays near the trail

Hotels in Freiburg im Breisgau

Stays in Baiersbronn

Camping in the Black Forest

Walk on, gently.

Alta Via — Dolomites

Camino del Norte

West Highland Way

Kumano Kodo

Sentiers de la Loire

Picos de Europa

High Tatras

Tour du Mont Blanc

GR20 · Corsica

John Muir Trail

Inca Trail to Machu Picchu

Annapurna Base Camp

Via Alpina · Green Trail

Lycian Way

Laugavegur

Camino Francés

Everest Base Camp Trek

Appalachian Trail — 100-Mile Wilderness

Torres del Paine — the W Trek

Kilimanjaro — Machame Route

Annapurna Circuit

Milford Track

Bavarian Alps — Soul Days

Zugspitze — Every Route to the Summit

Achensee — Tirol's Fjord Lake

Malerweg — Saxon Switzerland

Tirol Alpine Days

Adlerweg — Tirol Traverse

Berner Oberland — Soul Days

Walserweg Graubünden

Berchtesgaden National Park — Cathedral of Silence

Allgäu Alps — High Meadow Country

Bavarian Forest & Munich Foothills

Zermatt & the Matterhorn — Days beneath the Horn

Via Alpina — Swiss Alpine Pass Route

Engadin & Graubünden — Larch-light Days

Hohe Tauern & Grossglockner — Under Austria's Roof

Salzkammergut — Lakes & Limestone

Vienna Hausberge — Rax, Schneeberg & Wienerwald

Harz — Germany's High North

Moselsteig · Rheinsteig · Eifelsteig — Germany's Great Steige