Long distance hiking trail • Etappentour

Ostweg

Mittel

10 Etappen

70:00 h

252.1 km

5208 m

5018 m

The Ostweg leads from Pforzheim over heights and through valleys of the Black Forest. It goes southwards via Heckengäu, the Swabian Jura, and the Danube Valley. Through the Wutach Valley, it ends in Schaffhausen.

Hauptroute

Tipp

Hiking trail

East Route: Pforzheim - Bad Liebenzell

Mittel

27.9 km

8:00 h

Tipp

Hiking trail

East route: Bad Liebenzell - Oberhaugstett

Mittel

21.41 km

7:30 h

Tipp

Hiking trail

East Trail: Oberhaugstett - Pfalzgrafenweiler

Schwer

22.85 km

7:30 h

Tipp

Hiking trail

East Route: Pfalzgrafenweiler - Freudenstadt

Mittel

17.23 km

5:30 h

Details der Tour

Empfohlene Jahreszeit

Etappen

Dauer

70:00 h

Distanz

252.1 km

Aufstieg

5208 m

Abstieg

5018 m

Höchster Punkt

921 hm

Tiefster Punkt

248 hm

Kondition

Technik

Landschaft

Erlebnis

Besonderheiten der Tour

Aussichtsreich / Geologische Highlights / Botanische Highlights / Kulturelle Highlights / Faunistische Highlights

Wegebeschaffenheit

33 % Naturnah

30 % Asphalt

35 % Feinschotter

0 % Sonstiges

Wegmarkierung

The Ostweg leads out of the Golden City Pforzheim over the heights east and west of the Nagold Valley. Valleys, heights, and open landscape bring the hiker past Pfalzgrafenweiler, Freudenstadt, by Friedrichsturm and Vogteiturm to Alpirsbach in the Kinzig Valley. Over the plateau with Aichhalden, Schramberg in the Schiltach Valley, and the heights with the Waldau ruin, Königsfeld, Mönchweiler, Villingen-Schwenningen and the Neckar source, the path offers views to the Swabian Jura in the east, the Black Forest in the west, and over the Baar towards the Alps. The path passes through the typical landscape at the transition to the Swabian Jura and crosses the Danube Valley near Geisingen. On the heights of the ridge, the Ostweg reaches its highest point at 920 m above sea level. Over Eichberg it reaches the valley of the Wutach at Achdorf and follows it downstream to Stühlingen. Over the last major ascent of the path to the Schleitheim Randenturm it goes down to Schaffhausen on the Upper Rhine.

Autorentipp

Natural highlights line the path and shape landscapes, people, and animals. Discover the Black Forest, the warm-hearted people, and enjoy!

Wegbeschreibung

Please refer to the individual stages.

Ausrüstung

Sturdy and well-broken-in footwear, weatherproof clothing, hiking poles, provisions, map material

Sicherheitshinweise

Please refer to the individual stages.

Buchempfehlungen des Autors

For those interested in culture and nature along the Ostweg and the other two Black Forest ridge routes, the book by Peter Gürth is recommended: The Black Forest Ridge Routes. Stuttgart (Silberburg) 2011.

SWR "Fahr' mal hin": Heights and Depths - The Ostweg in the Northern Black Forest: https://www.ardmediathek.de/video/fahr-mal-hin/hoehen-und-tiefen-der-ostweg-im-nordschwarzwald/swr-fernsehen/Y3JpZDovL3N3ci5kZS9hZXgvbzEzNjM5NjU/

Ostweg stage planner: General information and addresses, accommodation options, path and stage descriptions. All prices in euros, including the legally valid VAT, plus 3.20 EUR shipping costs. Info at: 0761-38053-0 or info@schwarzwaldverein.de

Rother hiking guide, long-distance trails Black Forest, Westweg - Mittelweg - Ostweg; 191 pages with 101 color photos, 41 colored hiking maps at 1:100,000 scale showing the route course, 41 elevation profiles and two overview maps at scales 1:950,000 and 1:2,000,000, format 11.5 x 16.5 cm, paperback with Polytex lamination. ISBN 978-3-7633-4398-0

KOMPASS hiking guide Black Forest ridge routes 1, Westweg, Mittelweg, Ostweg. Each route description in the KOMPASS hiking guide is supplemented by a cartographic route sketch. ISBN 978-3-85491-382-5