Black Forest National Park 7-day hiking tour

Arrival at Stuttgart airport. Reception of travelers and transfer by road to accommodation. Programme presentation.

Bad Herrenalb is a beautiful town and it is considered a spa resort due to the quality of its waters and the purity of its air. It is crossed by the Alb river, where 5 streams converge in a wide valley, where an ancient Cistercian monastery of the 12th century was located. Around this area stands the historic center of this small city.

The outskirts of the town are full of dense fir and beech forests  that can be reached on foot and different viewpoints with views of the Rhine Valley and the French Vosges, from where we can contemplate beautiful sunsets.

Today we will explore one of the least known and most isolated sections of the Black Forest National Park, and one of the best Grouse preserved habitats. It will not be difficult for us to find traces of this species within this park maximum protection zone. We will also be able to appreciate the special characteristics of this habitat. Within these National Park natural spaces, we can see how nature organizes itself without the intervention of the human hand and how species that had disappeared from these places reappear.

There aren’t many places in the Black Forest -and specially in the northern part- where the rock comes out of the Earth and allows us to enjoy more alpine routes. The ridge we are going to hike on today, on the edge of the National Park, is one of these exceptions. From there we will enjoy beautiful views of the Rhine Valley and the Vosges. We will also cross beautiful forests, where we can relax while enjoying the hike. Back to the hotel, we will visit the city of Gernsbach, with its traditional culture of rafters and timber trade.

Today we will enjoy a beautiful middle level route in another of the maximum protection areas within the National Park.This route also offers the possibility of observing the characteristics of a small glacial cirque, a unique and special place for its scenic and scientific interest. In the afternoon, we will walk through Freundenstadt, a key commercial city in the Black Forest during the Middle Ages and now the most populated city in the interior of the massif.

We will hike on an interesting route today, through the wonderful centuries-old forests near Baden Baden, on the edge of the National Park, with excellent views over the city from the cliffs of Battert Felsen. This is a natural space with a higher protection degree. Due to its unaltered ecosystems it is a nesting place for scarce species such as the Peregrine falcon. And as a final, we will visit the town of Baden Baden, with time to enjoy some of its thermal water spas, famous since the s.I a.C., when the Romans made this region  especially known for the properties of its waters.

Today we will say goodbye, hoping you have had a nice trip.