Bannwald tour - hiking in the mystical Black Forest

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Bannwald tour - hiking in the mystical Black Forest

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Bannwald tour - hiking in the mystical Black Forest

04:29

14.1km

460m

Hiking

It gets wild on this tour - you hike over rooted paths, through dense forests and to the fantastically situated Wildsee. The path runs mostly along the Westweg and offers you the complete Black Forest program - including beautiful views over the Rhine plain to the Vosges.

The starting point…

by Nationalparkregion Schwarzwald

Last updated: July 19, 2024

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 4.42 km for 788 m

After 12.1 km for 796 m

Waypoints

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4.37 km

Wild lake

Highlight • Lake

The Wildsee is incredibly romantic. On hot days you are guaranteed to find a shady spot by the trees. Above the lake there is a small hut with seating. If …

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5.54 km

View of Wildsee

Highlight • Viewpoint

Located in the middle of the Black Forest National Park, the Wildsee exudes a kind of calm. An achievement for the animal and plant world.

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6.58 km

Darmstädter Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The Darmstädter Hütte is idyllically situated at around 1,030 meters above sea level in the Wilder See nature reserve and directly on the Westweg trail. It is ideal as a …

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7.67 km

Lothar Memorial Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

If you look through the viewing tube, you can see what the area looked like when it was still covered with ice.

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12.1 km

Forest trail to Seibelseckle Trekking Camp

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A hiking trail straight out of a picture book. The root path meanders through the dense forest and offers you lots of hiking fun.

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14.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.94 km

2.60 km

1.54 km

647 m

354 m

Surfaces

6.02 km

3.65 km

3.43 km

909 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,030 m)

Lowest point (690 m)

Weather

Sunday 4 October

18°C

11°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 5.0 km/h

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Comments

March 19, 2023,Baiersbronner Himmelsweg: Bannwald-Tour

this time we are hiking in the Black Forest again and have walked the Bannwald Tour, one of the Baiersbronner Himmelswege. From around mid-March, the closures on the tour will be removed again. This allowed us to go back to the Wildsee and the great path to the Darmstädter Hütte.

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September 1, 2023,Bannwald ⭐ #schwarzwald

👉 Free to komoot.de/tour/959776537 - from collection komoot.de/collection/1795964

GPX cleaned up (the Pixel 6 just can't do it properly). Originally tracked w/ Komoot:

Time in motion: 3:08 h
Average speed: 4.7 km/h

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September 3, 2026,Himmelswege - Bannwald Tour 🫶🍀🪨🌲🌳💦🦆☀️🙋🏼‍♀️🐾

Hello and good evening,

I had saved this wonderful tour for a very long time. I would actually be in South Tyrol with my mom right now... since we had to cancel due to her health, and I haven't found anything to get away for a few days, I decided on this tour today and the long drive.
It's nice …

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July 24, 2024,Bannwald-Tour – Wandern im mystischen Schwarzwald

A wonderful, varied and entertaining route. We are on wide paths, narrow, rocky, rooty, wet and dry paths. I am really impressed ☺️.....

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August 2, 2024,🌲Baiersbronner Himmelsweg: Bannwald 🌲-Tour

I started at the hiking car park behind the Hotel Auernhahn. At first it's a gentle uphill walk, then there are steep paths up to the former Falzhütte with a height difference of around 300 metres 🥵 I was sweating in this weather today. Continue on to the beautiful Wildsee 🤩 where I was besieged by ducks 🦆🦆🦆 who wanted …

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April 18, 2025,Bannwald-Tour – Wandern im mystischen Schwarzwald

A fantastic tour through the mystical Black Forest, especially the fog, which really added to the experience 😍🥰
Highly recommended and worth seeing

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June 16, 2024,Bannwald Tour Baiersbronner Wanderhimmel, 16.06.24

This morning I decided at short notice to go hiking again. I found this 13.22 km tour on the internet, which you could even start at Seibelseckle.
schwarzwald-tourismus.info/touren/baiersbronner-himmelsweg-bannwald-tour-cff070e847

Accordingly, I didn't get to the top until around 10 a.m. But the weather deterred some hikers. The parking lot was still relatively empty. But it was cold and very windy. The …

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August 17, 2025,Bannwald-Tour – Baiersbronner Himmelswege

Hello everyone,

After not hearing anything from me about the Black Forest in a while, here's another beautiful, scenic hike. My sweetheart canceled the tour at the last minute 😔. But for health reasons, I understand and bring you some lovely pictures.

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October 27, 2022

It gets wild on this tour - you hike over rooted paths, through dense forests and to the fantastically situated Wildsee. The path runs mostly along the Westweg and offers you the complete Black Forest program - including beautiful views over the Rhine plain to the Vosges.
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The starting point of the 14

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