Wutach Riverside Rest Area – Wutachflühen Gorge loop from Grimmelshofen

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Wutach Riverside Rest Area – Wutachflühen Gorge loop from Grimmelshofen

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Wutach Riverside Rest Area – Wutachflühen Gorge loop from Grimmelshofen

02:47

9.37km

170m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 31, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Südschwarzwald

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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678 m

Confluence of the Wutach and Weilergraben

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Fine tributary to the Wutach which fanns out a little here

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1.36 km

Footbridge over the Wutach

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Riveted steel bridge with grating deck, built in 1931… for those who don’t like looking down

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4.06 km

Wutach Riverside Rest Area

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A nice place to rest right on the Wutach.

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5.65 km

Sturzdobel Falls

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Especially on hot days, this waterfall invites you to refresh and linger. We spent a great rest here in complete silence.

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6.02 km

Hohle Gasse (Narrow Rocky Pathway)

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Attention will be required here ... if you look closely you will find the stone and can puzzle what kind of figure it is ...

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6.34 km

The Wutachflühen (Flühen = rocks) stand for towering rock towers, gigantic ferns, moss-covered stones and gnarled roots. You pass this section of the jungle on partly exposed, narrow paths with a low risk of vertigo.

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8.08 km

Sauschwänzlebahn Bridge over the Wutach River

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On the first stage of the Schluchtensteig one of the highlights: the bridge of the Sauschwänzlebahn as a truss girder bent downwards. There are a few more of these, but …

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9.25 km

Lausheim-Blumegg station (Sauschwänzlebahn)

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Lausheim-Blumegg station is located on the historic Sauschwänzlebahn railway line, a popular excursion destination in the region. It was initially established in 1899 solely as a halt called „Im Weiler“, …

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9.37 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.34 km

3.23 km

2.39 km

350 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.45 km

2.18 km

350 m

269 m

133 m

Elevation

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Highest point (590 m)

Lowest point (500 m)

Weather

Tuesday 3 November

8°C

3°C

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Expect light wind and shifting conditions.

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Comments

September 19, 2025,Sauschwänzlebrücke, Wutachflühen - Tour ab WP Wutachflühen bei Fützen 19.09.25

Arriving by car, park at the Wutachflühen WP near Fützen.
From there, the trail descends along the Wutach River to Grimmelshofen, then climbs back up over the Wutachflühen and back to the parking lot.
Wonderful late summer weather at around 25°C.
(Slip-resistant hiking shoes are recommended for this tour.)

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May 15, 2022,Sauschwänzlebrücke – Direkt an der Wutach Runde von Lausheim-Blumegg

Pure nature, great mostly narrow nature paths, except for the chirping of birds and the murmuring of the brook, rest and relaxation.
Slippery in places, so pay attention to the weather.

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December 24, 2022,Wutach - Sauschwänzle Brücke....

...small loop along the Wutach, under the Sauschwänzle bridge, on to the Wutachflühen (= rocks) and to the waterfall...over narrow paths...nobody far and wide...ideal for going into the silence so shortly before Christmas Eve...
I wish you all a "Merry Christmas" with your loved ones 😊

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February 12, 2023,Märzenbechersuche in den Wutachflühen

Today we spontaneously went to the Wutachflühen in the best weather. The first March cups are already blooming here, even if they are definitely not reaching the masses of last year.

As always, a great hike with great views. Highly recommended, but good shoes are a must.

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May 12, 2025,Weitergehen- Wutach und Wutachflühen

This morning, I'm once again drawn to the Wutach River. I haven't visited the Wutachflühen in a long time, and I quickly find a route that's perfect for a longer morning walk.

A small hiking parking lot at the upper edge of the Wutachflühen is my starting point. Just a few meters later, I enter the forest and catch my …

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September 21, 2025,Kleiner Schwenk an den Rand des Schwarzwalds

The impressive sky in the morning certainly didn't bode well. Nevertheless, we carried on with our planned program. At the beginning of the tour, it poured with rain, but little of it penetrated the still-dense canopy of leaves on the ground.

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June 8, 2023,Rundwanderung durch die Wutachflühen

The Wutach has "eaten away" in the shell limestone slopes and formed a bombastic gorge. The slopes of the Wutach valley - the Wutachflühen (Flühe = rock) - are just as bombastic and technically a bit more demanding. The heavily wooded slopes are a dream to walk on: the Wutach murmurs below, the birds are singing in the treetops 🦅. …

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