Hinterzarten:
Ideal starting point for excursions
110 km of hiking trails, 5 nature reserves and countless recreational and cultural activities – the spa town of Hinterzarten is enthroned in a prime location high up in the southern Black Forest.
Whether you’re looking for a long break or a short vacation – our town is a year-round attraction for active holidaymakers, nature lovers, those seeking peace and quiet and connoisseurs:
Here you will find a selection of interesting excursion destinations:
Excursion destinations
Furtwangen
The “German Clock Museum” invites you on a journey through contemporary history with more than 1000 objects from all over the world. Furtwangen is located on the German Clock Route, which runs for around 300 km through the former clock centers in the Upper Black Forest and the Central Black Forest.
Kaiserstuhl
A good 20 km northwest of Freiburg, the 556 m high former volcano towers directly on the Rhine. Almond trees and meadows are already in bloom here when skiers are still skiing on the Feldberg. Some of the wineries and winegrowers’ cooperatives produce legendary wines. Our tip: be sure to stop off!
Triberg
At the intersection of deeply incised valleys in the central Black Forest lies the town with “Germany’s highest waterfalls”. The Gutach plunges over several granite steps 163 m deep almost into the town center. They are illuminated in the evening until 10 pm. Triberg is a station on the legendary “Black Forest Railway.”
Rinken
The 1,196 m high mountain lies at the northern foot of the Feldberg. The hiking parking lot can also be reached by car from Hinterzarten via Alpersbach. Various paths start here. A 15 km circular tour leads, for example, down to the Feldsee lake and back via the Feldberg summit and the village.
Waterfall trail
The 12 km long premium hiking trail connects the 50 m high Fahler waterfall between the Feldberg summit and Todtnauberg with the 98 m high Todtnau waterfall. Sports enthusiasts can turn it into an almost 22 km long circular route. There are numerous places to stop for refreshments along the way, and in Todtnauberg you can refresh yourself in summer in Germany’s highest outdoor pool.
Titisee
If there is a tourist bustle anywhere in the Black Forest, it is on the Seestraße in Titisee. Here you will find Black Forest art alongside Black Forest kitsch. The lake is around 840 m high, 130 ha in size and up to 45 m deep and is an absolute must in the Black Forest. Its location beneath the Feldberg massif makes the Titisee one of the most beautiful lakes.
St. Blasien
The most striking building in the village is the “Black Forest Cathedral”, the imposing domed church in the building complex of the former Benedictine monastery. It impresses with its perfect structural harmony. Inside, the rotunda shines in white marble. The golden domed cross is still a reminder of the time when St. Blasien was an imperial abbey and the abbot was also a prince.
St. Märgen
The Augustinian canons’ monastery from the 12th century. was secularized in 1806. The baroque monastery church “Mariä Himmelfahrt” was allowed to remain a pilgrimage destination for economic reasons and is still one of the most important Marian pilgrimage sites in the Archdiocese of Freiburg today.
St. Peter
The baroque splendor of the parish church of the 11th century Benedictine monastery, which was secularized in 1806. can be enjoyed by everyone. To visit the rococo library and the Zähringer Hall, you must join a guided tour. The facility is considered one of the most beautiful in the region.
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