The Black Forest German: Schwarzwald is a 6, A paradise for peace seekers, sporty folks and Burgundians! If you appreciate value and quality for your money, beautiful nature, no crowds, friendly locals, traditional architecture, delicious local wine and surprising culinary highlights, the Black Forest is your place to be!
So what are the things to do in the Black Forest area? Here are my tips. I have visited Germany many times; this summer I went to the Black Forest area for the first time. While many Dutch people prefer to drive their caravans to France each summer, my boyfriend and I like going to Germany.
In this beautiful Black Forest area the one thing you should at least do is obviously hiking. There are many trails for experienced hikers that take multiple days. The total network of tracks in the Black Forest area is around 23K km 14K mi so many different routes to choose from! The highest peak of the Black Forest area is the Feldberg with an elevation of 1, meters 4, ft. Luckily for not so experienced, mediocre walkers like me, there are also numerous shorter paths suitable for day walks.
You may want to ask your accommodation host for tips. For instance, you are not an experienced hiker like me, possibly kids join as well, and you want to do a nice half-day walk, you could for example walk the Klostersteig Kniebis , which we did. In summer temperatures easily rise above 30 in the Black Forest area.
As a consequence it is best to start walking early in the morning and bring lots of water with you. The starting point of the Klostersteig walk is at the monastery ruin. Soon after that, you will get the option for a bypass track to the Karsee view point ; take it, the view is amazing!
