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Mittelweg

{{Short description|North–south long-distance path which runs through the Black Forest}}

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File:Mittelweg Beschilderung.jpg

The Mittelweg ("Middle Way") is a north–south long-distance path which runs through the Black Forest from Pforzheim to Waldshut. It is about 230 kilometres long and was established in 1903. Since then it has been maintained and sponsored by the Black Forest Club. Its waymark is a red diamond with a white bar on a white background.

Description

From Pforzheim the path initially runs over the plateau between the Enz and Nagold valleys. Passing the raised bogs of the Northern Black Forest it goes to Freudenstadt and continues through the Central Black Forest via the Fohrenbühl and St. Georgen to the Hochfirst. In the Southern Black Forest the ‘’Mittelweg’’ passes through the valleys of the Schwarza and Schlücht (western branch) or Mettma (eastern branch) and reaches the High Rhine at Waldshut.

Route

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|+ Overview of the stages of the Mittelweg

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! No.

! Start of stage

! End of stage

! Route
(km)

! Walking time
(h)

style="text-align:center" | 1.

| Pforzheim

| Bad Wildbad

| style="text-align:center" | 23{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 5.5

style="text-align:center" | 2.

| Bad Wildbad

| Besenfeld

| style="text-align:center" | 31{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 8{{0|,0}}

style="text-align:center" | 3.

| Besenfeld

| Oberzwieselberg

| style="text-align:center" | 26{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 6.5

style="text-align:center" | 4.

| Oberzwieselberg

| Schiltach

| style="text-align:center" | 25{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 6{{0|,0}}

style="text-align:center" | 5.

| Schiltach

| St. Georgen

| style="text-align:center" | 30.5

| style="text-align:center" | 7.5

style="text-align:center" | 6.

| St. Georgen

| Kalte Herberge

| style="text-align:center" | 25.5

| style="text-align:center" | 6.5

style="text-align:center" | 7.

| Kalte Herberge

| Lenzkirch

| style="text-align:center" | 25.5

| style="text-align:center" | 6.5

style="text-align:center" | {{SortKey|A8|8.A}}

| Lenzkirch

| Häusern

| style="text-align:center" | 20{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 5{{0|,0}}

style="text-align:center" | {{SortKey|A9|9.A}}

| Häusern

| Waldshut

| style="text-align:center" | 23{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 5.5

style="text-align:center" | {{SortKey|B8|8.B}}

| Lenzkirch

| Rothaus

| style="text-align:center" | 13{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 3.5

style="text-align:center" | {{SortKey|B9|9.B}}

| Rothaus

| Waldshut

| style="text-align:center" | 29{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 7{{0|,0}}

= Common stages: Pforzheim – Lenzkirch =

== 1st Stage: Pforzheim – Bad Wildbad ==

  • Distance: 23 km
  • Journey time: c. 5.5 hours

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style="text-align:center" | {{0}}1.

| Pforzheim-Kupferhammer

| style="text-align:center" | 0{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 254

| Start of the Mittelweg, Ostweg (to Schaffhausen) and Westweg (to Basel)

style="text-align:center" | {{0}}2.

| Dillweißenstein

| style="text-align:center" | 2.5

| style="text-align:center" | 285

| District of Pforzheim

style="text-align:center" | {{0}}3.

| Büchenbronn

| style="text-align:center" | 2.5

| style="text-align:center" | 465

| District of Pforzheim

style="text-align:center" | {{0}}4.

| Hermannsee

| style="text-align:center" | 1{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 460

|

style="text-align:center" | {{0}}5.

| Büchenbronner Height

| style="text-align:center" | 1.5

| style="text-align:center" | 609

| Büchenbronn Viewing Tower

style="text-align:center" | {{0}}6.

| Engelsbrand

| style="text-align:center" | 1.5

| style="text-align:center" | 547

|

style="text-align:center" | {{0}}7.

| Langenbrand

| style="text-align:center" | 3.5

| style="text-align:center" | 672

| Village in the municipality of Schömberg

style="text-align:center" | {{0}}8.

| Charlottenhöhe

| style="text-align:center" | 4{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 684

| Vocational promotion centre building

style="text-align:center" | {{0}}9.

| Calmbach

| style="text-align:center" | 2.5

| style="text-align:center" | 399

| Village in the municipality of Bad Wildbad

style="text-align:center" | 10.

| Bad Wildbad

| style="text-align:center" | 4{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 426

|

== 2nd Stage: Bad Wildbad – Besenfeld ==

  • Distance: 31 km
  • Journey time: c. 8 hours

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style="text-align:center" | {{0}}1.

| Bad Wildbad

| style="text-align:center" | 0{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 426

|

style="text-align:center" | {{0}}2.

| Fünf Bäume

| style="text-align:center" | 4{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 784

|

style="text-align:center" | {{0}}3.

| Grünhütte

| style="text-align:center" | 3.5

| style="text-align:center" | 837

| Ausflugslokal

style="text-align:center" | {{0}}4.

| Weißensteinhütte

| style="text-align:center" | 1.5

| style="text-align:center" | 883

| Branch to the Wildsee

style="text-align:center" | {{0}}5.

| Kaltenbronn

| style="text-align:center" | 4.6

| style="text-align:center" | 869

| Village in the municipality of Gernsbach, info centre

style="text-align:center" | {{0}}6.

| Hohlohsee

| style="text-align:center" | 1.2

| style="text-align:center" | 980

| Hochmoorsee

style="text-align:center" | {{0}}7.

| Hohloh Tower

| style="text-align:center" | 0.7

| style="text-align:center" | 984

| Viewing tower, refuge hut

style="text-align:center" | {{0}}8.

| Prinzenhütte

| style="text-align:center" | 1.3

| style="text-align:center" | 954

| Refuge hut

style="text-align:center" | {{0}}9.

| Toter Mann

| style="text-align:center" | 4.7

| style="text-align:center" | 915

|

style="text-align:center" | 10.

| Schramberg

| style="text-align:center" | 2.3

| style="text-align:center" | 906

| Log cabin
Memorial to Murg Navigation Forest Inspector, Arnsperger
The forest in the area belonged in the 18th century to the Murg Navigation, which sent wood from the Black Forest to Holland.

style="text-align:center" | 11.

| Neuhaus-Hütte

| style="text-align:center" | 3.7

| style="text-align:center" | 888

|

style="text-align:center" | 12.

| Besenfeld

| style="text-align:center" | 3.5

| style="text-align:center" | 782

| Village in the municipality of Seewald

== 3rd Stage: Besenfeld – Oberzwieselberg ==

  • Distance: 26 km
  • Journey time: c. 6.5 hours

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style="text-align:center" | 1.

| Besenfeld

| style="text-align:center" | 0{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 782

|

style="text-align:center" | 2.

| Ruine Königswart

| style="text-align:center" | 3.5

| style="text-align:center" | 790

| Memorial site for Count Palatine Rudolf of Tübingen from the year 1209

style="text-align:center" | 3.

| Igelsberger Hardt

| style="text-align:center" | 4.5

| style="text-align:center" | 790

|

style="text-align:center" | 4.

| Frutenhofer Wald

| style="text-align:center" | 4.5

| style="text-align:center" | 700

|

style="text-align:center" | 5.

| Buschige Fichte

| style="text-align:center" | 4{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 780

|

style="text-align:center" | 6.

| Freudenstadt

| style="text-align:center" | 4.5

| style="text-align:center" | 740

|

style="text-align:center" | 7.

| Oberzwieselberg

| style="text-align:center" | 5{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 841

| District of Freudenstadt

== 4th Stage: Oberzwieselberg – Schiltach ==

  • Distance: 25 km
  • Journey time: c. 6 hours

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style="text-align:center" | 1.

| Oberzwieselberg

| style="text-align:center" | 0{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 841

|

style="text-align:center" | 2.

| Schmiedsberger Platz

| style="text-align:center" | 8{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 773

| Crosses the Little Hansjakob Way; refuge hut

style="text-align:center" | 3.

| Tor

| style="text-align:center" | 3{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 705

| Crosses the Gengenbach–Alpirsbach Trail

style="text-align:center" | 4.

| Bocksecke

| style="text-align:center" | 1{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 810

|

style="text-align:center" | 5.

| Emil Hut (Emilshütte)

| style="text-align:center" | 1.5

| style="text-align:center" | 800

|

style="text-align:center" | 6.

| Salzlecke

| style="text-align:center" | 1{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 760

| Refuge hut

style="text-align:center" | 7.

| Teisenkopf

| style="text-align:center" | 5{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 764

| Viewing tower

style="text-align:center" | 8.

| Kuhberg-Mattenweiher

| style="text-align:center" | 1.5

| style="text-align:center" | 638

|

style="text-align:center" | 9.

| Schiltach

| style="text-align:center" | 4{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 325

|

== 5th Stage: Schiltach – St. Georgen ==

  • Distance: 30.5 km
  • Journey time: c. 7.5 hours

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style="text-align:center" | {{0}}1.

| Schiltach

| style="text-align:center" | 0{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 325

|

style="text-align:center" | {{0}}2.

| Dornacker

| style="text-align:center" | 3.5

| style="text-align:center" | 660

|

style="text-align:center" | {{0}}3.

| Bauernhof Grusenloch

| style="text-align:center" | 2.5

| style="text-align:center" | 770

|

style="text-align:center" | {{0}}4.

| Mooswaldkopf

| style="text-align:center" | 4{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 879

| SV Wanderheim Fohrenbühl
observation tower (planned by Paul Bonatz)

style="text-align:center" | {{0}}5.

| Fohrenbühl

| style="text-align:center" | 1{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 787

| Village in the municipality of Lauterbach and Hornberg (the boundary runs through the settlement.)

style="text-align:center" | {{0}}6.

| Falkenhöhe

| style="text-align:center" | 4{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 858

|

style="text-align:center" | {{0}}7.

| Benzebene

| style="text-align:center" | 3.5

| style="text-align:center" | 896

|

style="text-align:center" | {{0}}8.

| Windkapf

| style="text-align:center" | 1.5

| style="text-align:center" | 928

|

style="text-align:center" | {{0}}9.

| Lindenbüble

| style="text-align:center" | 3{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 885

| SV-Wanderheim

style="text-align:center" | 10.

| Gasthof Staude

| style="text-align:center" | 2{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 889

| Crosses the Rottweil–Lahr Trail

style="text-align:center" | 11.

| Hochwälder Height

| style="text-align:center" | 3{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 966

|

style="text-align:center" | 12.

| St. Georgen

| style="text-align:center" | 3{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 862

|

== 6th Stage: St. Georgen – Kalte Herberge ==

  • Distance: 25.5 km
  • Journey time: c. 6.5 hours

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| St. Georgen

| style="text-align:center" | 0{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{0|0.}}862

|

style="text-align:center" | 2.

| Kreuzweg

| style="text-align:center" | 4{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{0|0.}}951

|

style="text-align:center" | 3.

| Kesselberg Fuchsfalle

| style="text-align:center" | 4{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 1.010

|

style="text-align:center" | 4.

| Triberg Gallows (Triberger Galgen)

| style="text-align:center" | 1{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 1.020

|

style="text-align:center" | 5.

| Stöcklewald Tower

| style="text-align:center" | 1{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 1.069

| SV Wanderheim
observation tower

style="text-align:center" | 6.

| Fürsatz

| style="text-align:center" | 3{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 1.036

|

style="text-align:center" | 7.

| Furtwangen

| style="text-align:center" | 5{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{0|0.}}872

| Crosses the Black Forest–Kaiserstuhl–Rhine Trail

style="text-align:center" | 8.

| Hohles Bildstöckle

| style="text-align:center" | 5{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 1.060

|

style="text-align:center" | 9.

| Kalte Herberge

| style="text-align:center" | 2{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 1.029

| Gasthof

== 7th Stage: Kalte Herberge – Lenzkirch ==

  • Distance: 25.5 km
  • Journey time: c. 6.5 hours

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style="text-align:center" | {{0}}1.

| Kalte Herberge

| style="text-align:center" | 0{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 1.029

|

style="text-align:center" | {{0}}2.

| Hochberg

| style="text-align:center" | 3{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 1.130

| Gasthof Engel

style="text-align:center" | {{0}}3.

| Margrutt

| style="text-align:center" | 2{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 1.049

|

style="text-align:center" | {{0}}4.

| Ferdinandshöhe

| style="text-align:center" | 4.5

| style="text-align:center" | 1.031

|

style="text-align:center" | {{0}}5.

| Am Wiedenkreuz

| style="text-align:center" | 3{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 1.010

|

style="text-align:center" | {{0}}6.

| Neustadt

| style="text-align:center" | 3.5

| style="text-align:center" | {{0|0.}}828

|

style="text-align:center" | {{0}}7.

| Saiger Kreuz

| style="text-align:center" | 3{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 1.028

|

style="text-align:center" | {{0}}8.

| Hochfirst

| style="text-align:center" | 1{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 1.190

| Crosses the Freiburg–Lake Constance Trail
SV Wanderheim
observation tower

style="text-align:center" | {{0}}9.

| Hierabrunnen

| style="text-align:center" | 2.5

| style="text-align:center" | 1.114

| Refuge hut

style="text-align:center" | 10.

| Lenzkirch

| style="text-align:center" | 3{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{0|0.}}808

| Crosses the Schluchtensteig

= Western branch: Lenzkirch – Waldshut =

== 8th Stage: Lenzkirch – Häusern ==

  • Distance: 20 km
  • Journey time: c. 5 hours

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style="text-align:center" | 1.

| Lenzkirch

| style="text-align:center" | 0{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{0|0.}}808

|

style="text-align:center" | 2.

| Brisgowenkapelle

| style="text-align:center" | 4.5

| style="text-align:center" | 1.075

|

style="text-align:center" | 3.

| Schluchsee

| style="text-align:center" | 3.5

| style="text-align:center" | {{0|0.}}951

|

style="text-align:center" | 4.

| Seebrugg railway station

| style="text-align:center" | 3{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{0|0.}}932

|

style="text-align:center" | 5.

| Schluchsee Dam

| style="text-align:center" | 1{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{0|0.}}931

|

style="text-align:center" | 6.

| Eisenbreche

| style="text-align:center" | 1.5

| style="text-align:center" | {{0|0.}}914

|

style="text-align:center" | 7.

| Blasiwald-Althütte

| style="text-align:center" | 2.5

| style="text-align:center" | 1.088

| Village in the municipality of Schluchsee
Crosses the Schluchtensteig

style="text-align:center" | 8.

| Häusern

| style="text-align:center" | 4{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{0|0.}}891

|

== 9th Stage: Häusern – Waldshut ==

  • Distance: 23 km
  • Journey time: c. 5.5 hours

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style="text-align:center" | 1.

| Häusern

| style="text-align:center" | 0{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{0|0.}}891

|

style="text-align:center" | 2.

| Höchenschwand

| style="text-align:center" | 3{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 1.010

|

style="text-align:center" | 3.

| Kreuzstein

| style="text-align:center" | 1{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{0|0.}}968

| Forest car park

style="text-align:center" | 4.

| Fohrenbachmühle

| style="text-align:center" | 7{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{0|0.}}600

|

style="text-align:center" | 5.

| Nöggenschwiel

| style="text-align:center" | 1.5

| style="text-align:center" | {{0|0.}}719

| Village in the municipality of Weilheim

style="text-align:center" | 6.

| Heubach

| style="text-align:center" | 2{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{0|0.}}737

|

style="text-align:center" | 7.

| Indlekofen

| style="text-align:center" | 3.5

| style="text-align:center" | {{0|0.}}540

| District of Waldshut-Tiengen

style="text-align:center" | 8.

| Waldshut

| style="text-align:center" | 5{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{0|0.}}343

|

= Eastern branch: Lenzkirch – Waldshut =

== 8th Stage: Lenzkirch – Rothaus ==

  • Distance: 13 km
  • Journey time: c. 3.5 hours

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style="text-align:center" | 1.

| Lenzkirch

| style="text-align:center" | 0{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{0|0.}}808

|

style="text-align:center" | 2.

| Kinderheim Dresselbach

| style="text-align:center" | 7{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 1.064

|

style="text-align:center" | 3.

| Dürrenbühl

| style="text-align:center" | 4{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 1.028

| St. Cyriakus pilgrimage church

style="text-align:center" | 4.

| Rothaus

| style="text-align:center" | 2{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{0|0.}}971

| Village in the municipality of Grafenhausen

== 9th Stage: Rothaus – Waldshut ==

  • Distance: 30 km
  • Journey time: c. 7 hours

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style="text-align:center" | {{0}}1.

| Rothaus

| style="text-align:center" | 0{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{0|0.}}971

|

style="text-align:center" | {{0}}2.

| Schaffhauser Säge

| style="text-align:center" | 3{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{0|0.}}800

|

style="text-align:center" | {{0}}3.

| Klausenmühle

| style="text-align:center" | 3{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | 1.090

|

style="text-align:center" | {{0}}4.

| Buggenrieder Mühle

| style="text-align:center" | 3{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{0|0.}}730

|

style="text-align:center" | {{0}}5.

| Lochmühle

| style="text-align:center" | 4.5

| style="text-align:center" | {{0|0.}}608

|

style="text-align:center" | {{0}}6.

| Mettmamündung

| style="text-align:center" | 2.5

| style="text-align:center" | {{0|0.}}520

| Mouth of the Mettma on the Mettma Reservoir

style="text-align:center" | {{0}}7.

| Witznau

| style="text-align:center" | 4{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{0|0.}}436

|

style="text-align:center" | {{0}}8.

| Gutenburg

| style="text-align:center" | 4.5

| style="text-align:center" | {{0|0.}}390

| District of Waldshut-Tiengen

style="text-align:center" | {{0}}9.

| Gurtweil

| style="text-align:center" | 2.5

| style="text-align:center" | {{0|0.}}373

| District of Waldshut-Tiengen

style="text-align:center" | 10.

| Waldshut

| style="text-align:center" | 3{{0|,0}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{0|0.}}342

|

External links

  • [http://www.wanderservice-schwarzwald.de/ Black Forest Hiking Service]: web service of the Black Forest Club enabling visualisation of the Black Forest trails on Google Maps with various overlays (trail network, signs, accommodation, ...)

{{Long distance paths of the Black Forest Club}}

Category:Hiking trails in Baden-Württemberg

Category:Transport in the Black Forest