Höchenschwand Village Center – Rock Path above the Schwarzatal loop from Höchenschwand

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Höchenschwand Village Center – Rock Path above the Schwarzatal loop from Höchenschwand

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Höchenschwand Village Center – Rock Path above the Schwarzatal loop from Höchenschwand

03:58

13.8km

330m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 3.71 km for 183 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

16 m

Höchenschwand Village Center

Highlight • Settlement

The center of Höchenschwand is dominated by the Catholic Church of St. Michael. Around it there are some seating and restaurants, where you can linger, stop and rest during or at the end of a hiking tour.

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3.28 km

Wasserfelsen Bannwald (Naturpark Südschwarzwald)

Highlight • Forest

This is where the spell forest begins. The area should develop into a primeval forest undisturbed.

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3.70 km

Rock Path above the Schwarzatal

Highlight • Trail

Sturdy shoes and a bit of a head for heights - then everything is good! Ropes and railings secure difficult passages. Great views of the valley, really worth seeing, some places have something magical about them. Like from the Lord of the Rings ....: -)) ... or from Iceland ... Trolls and elves, where are you? ;-)

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3.85 km

Upper Rock Path

Highlight • Trail

At this point a steel cable is attached to the rock, carefully pass this point – a beautiful path

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4.36 km

Harzerhäusle Shelter and Forest Spring

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Reachable on the middle way. There is a water source 150 meters around the corner

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7.79 km

Wolf Trail Stalking Station

Highlight • Trail

Are you coming to the prey without a sound?

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9.14 km

Marble Run and Rest Area on the Wolfspfad

Highlight • Rest Area

At this station there are two loungers, a marble run and the kids can look for three wolf members in the forest.

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12.5 km

Entrance to the Wolfssteig

Highlight • Trail

Here begins the Wolf Trail (also called Rock Trail) from Höchenschwand to Waldshut

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13.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.11 km

4.32 km

2.81 km

346 m

202 m

Surfaces

5.08 km

3.98 km

1.85 km

1.54 km

1.33 km

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 6 October

22°C

8°C

22 %

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Comments

July 6, 2025,Ortszentrum Höchenschwand – Oberer Felsenweg Runde von Höchenschwand

A great hike with insights into the life of the wolf. 60% of the trail is single trail, some sections are a bit overgrown, but overall, the natural beauty outweighs the rest. Highly recommended. There are safety ropes in certain places, but you don't need them if you don't suffer from vertigo and concentrate on the trail. As always, sturdy …

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March 2, 2025,Felsensteig Amrigschwand

I saw this tour here and saved it. The first 4km were a bit sobering until it really hits the mark at the second car park with its carved figures and great paths. From here on it's a really great and lovely path to walk!

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November 12, 2021,Wolfssteig in den Steilflanken des Schwarzatals(Südschwarzwald)🐺🌲🐺

One of the many themed trails in the Black Forest, the Wolfssteig is a total of 21 km long, I walked part of it in a beautiful round trip. At the beginning a small tar road, later many beautiful forest paths and rocky paths. A small passage with a safety rope and then again these beautiful forest paths. Well, I …

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April 12, 2025,Höchenschwand - Strittberg – Oberer Felsenweg

From Höchenschwand, we went to the entrance of the Wolfsteig trail, from there down to Strittberg and the Wolfspfad trail. Then we returned to Höchenschwand via the wonderful rocky path, which requires a certain degree of surefootedness and a head for heights.

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