Calcareous Sinter Terraces – Wutachmühle Kiosk loop from Ewattingen

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Freiburg District

Waldshut

Wutach

Calcareous Sinter Terraces – Wutachmühle Kiosk loop from Ewattingen

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Calcareous Sinter Terraces – Wutachmühle Kiosk loop from Ewattingen

01:03

3.61km

100m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 26, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Südschwarzwald

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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282 m

Wutachmühle Sawmill

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The hiking car park here is a popular starting point to get into the Wutach Gorge.
In the high season, unfortunately, very often overcrowded.

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1.39 km

Rock crevice in the Wutach Gorge

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A crevice, there's nothing more to say 😅

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1.41 km

Kanadiersteg (Covered Bridge at the Confluence of Gauchach and Wutach)

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The covered Canadian Bridge forms the end of the middle Wutach Gorge and was built by Canadian pioneers in 1976. It leads from the mouth of the Gauchach to the …

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1.69 km

Moss-Covered Trees in Naturpark Südschwarzwald

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What at first glance looks like a beautiful green fir tree turns out to be moss upon closer inspection. I have never seen anything like it before.

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1.79 km

Calcareous Sinter Terraces

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The lime sinter terraces on the slopes of the gorge are a unique natural phenomenon, presumably caused by a reaction between groundwater, which emerges here from several small springs, and …

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1.81 km

Clear stream in Naturpark Südschwarzwald

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1.86 km

Gauchach Gorge Nature Trail

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In fact, there are still old wooden water pipes, so-called dykes, here.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deichel

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3.54 km

Wutachmühle Kiosk

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Luckily there is a kiosk here, after such a nice hike you are happy to have a rest and in the heat today you can also enjoy a cool drink.

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3.61 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.69 km

1.14 km

372 m

364 m

Surfaces

1.95 km

606 m

433 m

405 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (640 m)

Lowest point (570 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

14°C

5°C

25 %

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

October 27, 2024,Vor dem Mittagessen- Wutachmühle-Kanadiersteg und Felsspalte-über Bruderhof zurück 🥾 🌳 🪨

We hiked from the Wutachmühle kiosk, an entry point to the Wutach Gorge.

The adventure tour followed the Wutach upstream to the mouth of the Gauchach. There we crossed the Wutach over the Canadian footbridge, where the crevice is, and followed the Gauchach into the Gauchach Gorge. Shortly before the typical limestone terraces, we reached the Hüfinger nature trail. We …

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