View of the High Black Forest – Piketfelsen Viewpoint loop from Himmelreich

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Hochschwarzwald

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View of the High Black Forest – Piketfelsen Viewpoint loop from Himmelreich

Hard

4.3

(16)

hikers

View of the High Black Forest – Piketfelsen Viewpoint loop from Himmelreich

08:08

23.1km

1,010m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Südschwarzwald

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.09 km

View of the Dreisam Valley from Frauensteigfelsen

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Magnificent view into the Dreisamtal.

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5.71 km

View of the High Black Forest

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Great panoramic view of the Black Forest

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9.59 km

Großer Posthaldenfelsen Viewpoint

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A magnificent view over the Black Forest and the Höllental.

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9.82 km

View from the Posthaldenfelsen overlooking the Höllental

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The view of the valley and the nearby refuge allow a nice rest.

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9.85 km

Posthaldenfelsen Shelter

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Great view of the Höllental.

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11.6 km

View of Feldberg and Höllental from Kaiserwacht

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Nice bench with a view of Alpersbach and the Seebuck with the Feldberg tower 🦊

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12.1 km

Piketfelsen Viewpoint

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Super nice vantage point, at a dizzy height 👍🏻😉

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13.4 km

Forest Trail in Naturpark Südschwarzwald

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Few people (October), lots of nature!

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18.3 km

Viewpoint

23.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.7 km

6.96 km

4.55 km

468 m

423 m

Surfaces

15.4 km

4.60 km

1.97 km

1.00 km

152 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,020 m)

Lowest point (450 m)

Weather

Wednesday 7 October

16°C

9°C

98 %

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

September 10, 2023,Nessellachen-Posthalde-Piketfelsen-Falkenstein-Bubenstein - Runde von Himmelreich

From Himmelreich in the cool morning air up to the Frauensteigfelsen, next time I'll probably choose the route from 0.9km to 2.2km with a yellow diamond, because there's still enough "off-road route" :-) The steep climb was also overgrown in places. From Frauensteigfelsen then on to Nessellachen and over the beautiful Freiburg-Bodensee cross path, which is sometimes rocky, sometimes rooty, …

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October 8, 2021,Himmelreich Klassiker mit Rückweg

Today Markus took me on a huge hike - huge long - huge high - but really huge 😊
Shortly after starting the first forest crossing, everyone can walk on normal paths to the Frauensteigfelsen. There, as always, a great view of the Dreisamtal and Freiburg. Continue on the rather steep, rather unspectacular path to Nesselachen, but from there this …

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October 8, 2021,Nessellachen-Posthalde-Piketfelsen-Falkenstein-Bubenstein - Runde von Himmelreich

Today Petra accompanied me on a repeat tour, a wonderful day! A week ago I had already done a part.
As for the condition of the path: especially on the way back very adventurous, sometimes only two feet wide, the slope on the left is so steep that you know when it’s going down you only come to a standstill …

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September 7, 2025,🇩🇪Ab durchs Höllental

Wow...the tour was more strenuous than I expected.
A beautiful start through the Ravenna Gorge with many bridges.
At times, it was a bit of a forest highway, but still plenty of foot-wide singletrack trails (some run along a steep slope...be careful), with beautiful views (including the Hirschsprung).
Unfortunately, some paths are heavily overgrown (long pants!), and there are many …

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