Westweg-Etappe 05: Alexanderschanze - Hark

Directly at the Alexanderschanze car park, the Westweg disappears into the thicket on a narrow path. Behind the Wolfursprung, the trail reaches the upper edge of the deeply incised Renchtal again.

The route now runs along the edge of the valley on wide paths. At the Bauernkopf, there is a particularly beautiful view of the Renchtal valley, Bad Griesbach and the Black Forest mountains around the Mooskopf facing the Rhine. When the thermals are good, paragliders and hang-gliders take off from here. Just a few steps later, you reach the Graseck crossroads. Here, the detour branches off to the Teufelkanzel, a rock formation with roofs and ledges that can be climbed on an alpine rocky path. The western trail remains on the ridge and leads past the Hildahütte on a narrow forest path through a wonderfully quiet and unspoilt landscape to the Lettstädter Höhe (966m).

Below the broad plateau lies the marvellous Glaswaldsee lake hidden in its cirque. If the view of the lake is not enough, descend the 200 metres to the lakeshore. On the descent to the deeply incised Freiersbergsattel, a ten-minute detour leads up to the mystical Klagstein, which towers above the treetops high above the almost unspoilt Wildschapach valley. A marvellous viewpoint and resting place!

At the Littweger Höhe, the western trail changes to the southern side of the ridge. It only leaves the deep forest again at the clearing at Harkhöhe. At the Hark inn, far away from all towns and roads, you can round off a Black Forest evening in peace and quiet by the fireplace in the cosy parlour.